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Having been involved in both the 1974 and 2011 floods, I think the greatest mistake made in 2011 was the complete stripping of houses in the few days following the floods. Entire lifetimes of memories were chucked out by enthusiastic volunteers, many salvageable. Done with the best of...

Perp, I am so sorry to hear of your ongoing issues. I know you have been quiet on the list and feared that the house rebuild was not going so well. But even more importantly, I have been hoping that your young family are dealing with the two flooding episodes so close together and not...

Hold tight Willair. Hubby's parents went under in the 1974 floods with no flood insurance. Up to the tops of the windows. Sold out in 1981 to retire to the Coast after prices had recovered due to Wivenhoe Dam.... In the end the Government paid for repairs to the house to make it liveable...

We learned it in Sunday School - "The rains came down and the floods came up"..... Insurance companies are bound by their policies, which are legal contracts. You will get what is in your contact with your insurance company. Insurance companies in turn reinsure against catastrophies, and...

Anyone who thinks this will be over in a week or two is living in La-La land. 11,000 homes in Brisbane need major repairs. Billions will be needed to repair infrastructure such as roads, bridges, railways and Government buildings. Hundreds of kilometers of rail have been washed away and...