Thread: Moggill-Bellbowrie Flood Update

I've been off-forum for some days but now have power and headspace to post a bit of news from our neck of the woods...

Not sure how many forum members are in the Moggill-Bellbowrie area, but there is some information we need to get out regarding the flood recovery centre we've been running here since Tuesday. After three days of isolation we finally got the deliveries of food and other supplies we needed this morning. Now however, it seems the problem is getting it out to those in need. Even today our clean-up crews were coming across people who didn't even know we existed and they could come to us for food and other assistance.

Firstly - we are operating the recovery centre at the Moggill Uniting Church on the corner of Moggill Rd and Kangaroo Gully Rd.

We have milk, bread, tinned items, tissues, toilet paper, insect repellent, sunscreen, bottled water, nappies, formula, batteries and many other items to hand out.

We also have support people, centrelink representatives and are serving meals. Offers of assistance can be registered here and co-ordination of clean-up crews are being organised and dispatched by the local Rotary & Lions clubs. The Anglican church just up the road has donated clothing, toys and other household items to hand out.

Please let anyone you know in our area know about this as we want to see this stuff go out. The frustration of not having anything is being replaced by the frustration of having it but not seeing it get to people. Now that the roads are open a lot of people are being too damn polite and trying to look after themselves when we are here to take some of the load off.

Originally Posted by rick130

Cheers mate, have just posted the details on a Qld based Dressage forum I'm on.

Good thinking.

Still a heap of stuff to hand out. Coles has been unbelievable. We got two truckloads of food this afternoon including (wait for it) fresh fruit & veggies! Can't even buy them in the shops. Our operations this week will be as follows:

Monday-Friday, 7am - 6pm or thereabouts.
Supplies will be handed out from 7am - 11am and 3pm-6pm depending on demand and our fatigue levels.
Other support services, medical and emotional support, from 8am-5pm.
Morning & afternoon tea at 10am and 3pm.
Information desk for direction to a bunch of other services and clean-up crew scheduling 8am-5pm.

Other churches in the area are handling clothing, toys and household items donations and hand outs as well as childcare. We are still the primary point of contact though for this area.