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Gatton Airpark and Qld Floods
Somebody said "Isn't there an airpark at Gatton?". The answer is "Yes".
Seems that many people think it was underwater due the floods, but no, it sits on a ridge and all the houses are built perhaps 30m above the level of the flood plan. No problem, very heavy rain, but no-one was flooded.
Not so the unfortunates further up the valley ... the Jabiru you saw floating away in the TV news was owned by a local doctor, and was hangared at a private strip at Grantham. I understand that it's been written off by the insurer.
Several other aircraft at the strip were also damaged. The owner (of the strip) was lucky to escape with his life. Apparently he's lived there for 50 years and has never seen anything like it previously.
All very surreal.
Seems that many people think it was underwater due the floods, but no, it sits on a ridge and all the houses are built perhaps 30m above the level of the flood plan. No problem, very heavy rain, but no-one was flooded.
Not so the unfortunates further up the valley ... the Jabiru you saw floating away in the TV news was owned by a local doctor, and was hangared at a private strip at Grantham. I understand that it's been written off by the insurer.
Several other aircraft at the strip were also damaged. The owner (of the strip) was lucky to escape with his life. Apparently he's lived there for 50 years and has never seen anything like it previously.
All very surreal.
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................................And as I have said before, just wait until we get a cyclone down the coast 
Two cyclones to hit Qld next week: Bligh
Two cyclones to hit Qld next week: Bligh
"In a worst-case scenario, Queensland could see two tropical cyclones cross the coast in a matter of three or four days," Ms Bligh told reporters in Brisbane.
The premier admitted the BoM advice was grim news as the state was trying to recovering from heavy rains and damaging floods.
"We're battening down the hatches once more, but we hope both these weather formations disappear out at sea somewhere," she said.
"But on all current modelling, the bureau's best advice is that both of these cyclones will cross the Queensland coast next week, and we have to be ready for that possibility."
Ms Bligh said the BoM was more concerned about the second system, which was likely to be named Yasi by the Fijian government.
It likely to bring substantial rainfall and possibly more flooding across the state.
Ms Bligh urged people to remain calm, but to be prepared and secure their property.
A cyclone watch issued on Friday for communities between Cairns and Bowen is likely to be upgraded to a warning on Saturday.
Ms Bligh will hold a meeting with the state disaster management group at the emergency services headquarters in Brisbane at 5pm (AEST) on Friday.
Deputy police commissioner Ian Stewart has been reappointed as the state disaster
The premier admitted the BoM advice was grim news as the state was trying to recovering from heavy rains and damaging floods.
"We're battening down the hatches once more, but we hope both these weather formations disappear out at sea somewhere," she said.
"But on all current modelling, the bureau's best advice is that both of these cyclones will cross the Queensland coast next week, and we have to be ready for that possibility."
Ms Bligh said the BoM was more concerned about the second system, which was likely to be named Yasi by the Fijian government.
It likely to bring substantial rainfall and possibly more flooding across the state.
Ms Bligh urged people to remain calm, but to be prepared and secure their property.
A cyclone watch issued on Friday for communities between Cairns and Bowen is likely to be upgraded to a warning on Saturday.
Ms Bligh will hold a meeting with the state disaster management group at the emergency services headquarters in Brisbane at 5pm (AEST) on Friday.
Deputy police commissioner Ian Stewart has been reappointed as the state disaster
"In a worst-case scenario, Queensland could see two tropical cyclones cross the coast in a matter of three or four days,"
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