Vist to Australia Zoo

Here's our visit to Australia Zoo, home of the ex-crocodile hunter. Crikey!

Rainforest walk and visit to a farm

Here's a few photos of a day trip we did to the rainforest. The views of the countryside are near the Scenic Rim.

Further views of Moreton Island

Here are a few more views of Moreton Island. We did a 4WD tour of the island.

Sand boarding on Moreton Island

Here's a few photos of Sue, me and Patrick doing the sandboarding on Moreton Island. Great fun! Wow was it fast going down the dune..

Dams at highest level in 10 years

South-east Queensland dams are at their highest level in a decade with all but one overflowing after heavy rain.

The combined Wivenhoe, Somerset and North Pine dams are at 84.4 per cent up more than 10 per cent in six days.

It's expected they'll be further topped up by more rain over the weekend.

The Gold Coast's Hinze Dam has been overflowing for more than two weeks.

Lake Baroon Pocket on the Sunshine Coast is overflowing after received 328 millimetres in the past week while the region's irrigator dams have also been boosted.

When we came to Brisbane they were at 24% so a lot has changed in 18 months...

Yet more "lovely" rain in Queensland

On Tuesday, a woman and child were rescued after their car flipped on its side in fast-flowing waters near the Warrego Highway near Charleville.

The Bureau of Meteorology is warning people in the state's southwest and coastal communities from the Gold Coast north to Hervey Bay to be prepared for flash flooding and damaging winds.

Two low pressure systems are responsible for the rain, which has set new records in some communities.

Other inland communities have been left isolated by the rain. They include Birdsville and Bedourie.

Charleville received 145mm in the 24 hours to 9am on Tuesday, while other parts of southwest Queensland, including Mitchell and Quilpie, received up to 165mm.

Parts of Brisbane received more than 100mm of rain, with flash-flooding closing a number of roads and heavy winds bringing down trees.

Lovely Rain

This happened the day after we moved house, luckily no problem for us...

Southeast Queensland is cleaning up after wild weather over the past two days that has brought flooding which inundated homes and left hundreds of cars under water.
Meanwhile, central Queensland can expect thunderstorms and heavy rain as the weather system moves north.

Brisbane's CBD was among the hardest hit areas on Tuesday, receiving 120mm of rain, most of it in an hour-long downpour that flooded streets, entered buildings, disrupted public transport and submerged cars.

Weatherzone.com.au reported the city received its heaviest 10-minute downpour of rain in at least eight years, receiving 25mm just after 11.40am (AEST).

In the Brisbane westside suburb of Milton (where I go to the office), localised flooding carried cars down streets, with reports of over 200 cars being washed away between Milton and Windsor.