As we live through the tail-end of ex-cyclone Oswald, I am in Brisbane, Queensland and once again, we are suffering wild weather. But then, it wouldn't be January without wild weather in Queensland AND worse, at least one natural disaster in Australia!!!The fires in Southern states have been heartbreaking. The floods in northern states are... Continue Reading →
Brisbane Floods – Final Chapter
And so, here we are.... The final chapter. I don’t know about you, but I barely slept last night wondering what I might say!As I reflect on the events of the last week so many moments stand out. I am sure they do for you too, both professionally and in many cases personally! For those... Continue Reading →
17th January 9:02pm – Brisbane Floods – Parking
The little things in life are sometimes inspirational. It was a credit to our Service Provider tonight that while our infrastructure team are on site installing equipment the Operations Manager personally went out to buy the food for dinner for the team! Vendors produced engineers out of nowhere to help with our plight when they... Continue Reading →
15th January 10am – Brisbane Floods – The Power of The Microphone
The Power of the MicrophoneBackup up a little...Don't you just love the media and their efforts to bring the latest headlines to the nation?In the aftermath of the Brisbane floods, too early for clean up duty, those of us lucky enough to have power were glued to our TV screens watching the news broadcasts from... Continue Reading →
14th January 08:31am – Brisbane Floods – river levels
For those who can’t see the river, I can confirm it has receded significantly overnight. Another foot and it will be back to the same level it was when I arrived home on Tuesday afternoon!
12th January 6:30am – Brisbane Floods – The rain has stopped
I hope this message finds you all safe, dry and well this morning. Such beautiful sunshine can only be a good thing.... at 6:30am.... thank goodness it has stopped raining.... we may be saved yet!Lots of water around this morning, plenty of cars flowing over the Story Bridge and I can see cars driving in... Continue Reading →
11th January 2011 – Brisbane Floods – Eye Witness Account
Eye witness account.....The river level viewed from Kangaroo Point is approx 2-3 hours into the rising tide, on its way to the next peak at 3am overnight. The level of the river now is approximately the same level as it was at its peak earlier today at 3pm. The boardwalk at Eagle Street Pier is... Continue Reading →
Funny and Serious ... food for thought ... 