It's now a week since the cafe closed as the remnants of cyclone oswald raged down the coast. The weir is now open - but the bridge at Colleges Crossing is still submerged under metres of water. Wivenhoe dam is still dumping water at the rate of 1660 cubic metres per second - but the river height is starting to fall. As it falls the devastation of the flooding is being revealed.
The dam releases will continue until next Tuesday (5th) at least - and it will take some time after that for the cafe to reopen. We haven't had power at all this week, and Energex will need to reintroduce the power box they removed on Monday.
While most of the park is still submerged, as the river subsides some work is being carried out to try and clean up the damage.
The firies were there this week to help. Pic courtesy QT.
The task of cleaning up the park - which has just been restored after to 2011 flood event - will be immense. Safety warnings have already been posted on the park gates because of the health risks. The alternative route to the park - over the Mt Crosby weir has been closed as debris carried by the raging Brisbane River piled up on the roadway.
With the Mt Crosby weir open it is now possible to visit Colleges Crossing without travelling via Jindalee and the Ipswich Motorway. It's one week down - and hopefully only another week to go.
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