Bottle Tree Bulletin Bottle Tree Bulletin - March 2020

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BULLETIN
MARANOA REGION COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER
March 2020 | Issue 114
In this month’s edition…
Bull statue finds a home at
Mitchell on Maranoa Gallery
Australia Day Awards across
the Maranoa
Rain, rain, beautiful rain!
After years of drought the Maranoa finally 1.
received decent rainfall in February.
Scattered showers and storms bought
welcome relief for some in early February
but many missed out. Fortunately, the
heavens opened over the weekend of 22-23
February filling creeks, gullies and rivers
across the region. Upper Amby Creek
received a whopping 246 millimetres in the
24 hours, and falls of over 50-100
millimetres were recorded across the
Maranoa Regional Council Area.
A three-trailer road train fell victim to the
torrential downpour at Amby when it was
washed off the Warrego Highway. The
driver fortunately was rescued in a
combined Queensland Fire and Emergency
Services (QFES) and State Emergency
1. Dusty rain
gauges recorded
Service (SES) operation. A QFES
some of the biggest
Spokesman said, “Water got up to the
rainfalls in a decade
driver’s feet in the driving seat of the truck.” across the Maranoa
2. Shannon and Phil
“Fire and rescue crews went out and
Crocker with their
three boys
requested for an SES (State Emergency
inspecting a swollen
Service) flood boat. They used that to reach Amby Creek (photo:
Shannon Crocker)3.
the driver and take him to dry land,” the
Water and debris
over the Mitchell-St
Spokesman said.
George Road at
The incident is a timely reminder not to
Arrest Creek, a
reminder not
drive through floodwaters, remember if its good
to drive through
flooded, forget it! Stay safe and enjoy the floodwaters.
green grass!
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