Government & Politics

Queensland--- wet one day --- wetter next day

Government & Politics

Posted by: parradiddle

20th Oct 2011 12:52pm

Just when they thought Queensland may get some help from the Government along comes another flood. Is it possible Queensland will have to beg for help. Again may i suggest we stop helping those less fortunate in other parts of the world and put the money raised during the last floods into our state that grows a large amount of our food. Please hurry as more rain is coming. Julia, please help these poor people.


Comments 8

Fabienn
  • 28th Oct 2011 02:53pm

Perth W.A. We are having a CHOGM public holiday in lieu of the Queen's Birthday Holiday and have a long weekend here. The weather is perfect.......
BUT for all the money wasted on CHOGM think of the benefits for the local communities instead.....of wasting it on a mob of leaders who dont give a DAMN anyway about Human Rights and most of them are basically Dictators in their own countries.

CAT17
  • 28th Oct 2011 12:06am


It is the State/local governments and developers who should take responsibility for housing being allowed in areas which are obviously flood prone. Land near water ways is going to be affected by flood at sometime, but do government bodies say no to a developer who offers all sorts of goodies to be able to develope the land. If an area floods once you can almost guarantee that it will flood again. Flood plains are just for floods not for houses. Why should tax payers foot the bill - people should not be asking for any more compensation.

keith
  • 26th Oct 2011 11:50am

Hi Paradiddle and colliedog,

It looks as though there are others who do not believe that Julia has control over rainfall or should be involved in what are essentially local Queensland problems.

Steve49
  • 24th Oct 2011 10:57pm

Anyone who lives on a flood plain and complains about being flooded should be told to shutup and move if they don't like it.

keith
  • 24th Oct 2011 06:56pm

Queensland is tropical or sub-tropical. It has to expect rain in torrents at times. Rather than seeking help from higher levels of government, residents, or local government, if you must go seeking help from government, should ensure that residential subdivision is not allowed in flood plains. Surely there is enough local knowledge about the capacity of rivers and creeks to flood and the extent to which they flood.

Parsimony
  • 24th Oct 2011 10:48pm
Queensland is tropical or sub-tropical. It has to expect rain in torrents at times. Rather than seeking help from higher levels of government, residents, or local government, if you must go seeking...

Keith,
What have you done to stray into here? Just when I expect every post to blame Julia for the rain, the climate, the boats, the roads and god knows what else, you come on here and post something sensible.
Congratulations for your uncommon sense.

Colliedog
  • 20th Oct 2011 01:57pm

It is interesting to note that the solution to srem flooding is to build 3 more dams in far North Queensland.This was put forward in the 1930's,i notice every government since then has totally ignored the problem so more floods are a fact of life i'm sorry to say.Julia and co are too busy living the life of Riley to be bothered helping Aussies.

Colliedog
  • 20th Oct 2011 01:57pm

It is interesting to note that the solution to srem flooding is to build 3 more dams in far North Queensland.This was put forward in the 1930's,i notice every government since then has totally ignored the problem so more floods are a fact of life i'm sorry to say.Julia and co are too busy living the life of Riley to be bothered helping Aussies.

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