This is real coffee To-Go

Talk about take-away coffee- our cafe Colleges by the River was today lifted onto a low-loader and taken to higher ground.

Its expected that the Brisbane River height will hit 14m at the Colleges Crossing Park - and there's a spectacular amount of water washing through the area at the moment. Its currently 11.66m in the park - and the Wivenhoe dam is due to dump a huge amount of water on top of that. The water is lapping at the wall of the cafe deck.

Click this link to track the river height:
http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDQ65389/IDQ65389.540063.plt.shtml
Or click the heading.

Mt Crosby Road is well underwater at the Colleges Crossing bridge - and the only other route to Ipswich - the Mt Crosby weir is at 13.97m. The only way to get to Ipswich from the western suburbs is via the Centenary Highway - a trip of about 50kms.

And, things are only going to get worse for those who live in this beautiful area - one of the roads to Bellbowrie is under.

The cafe, and the caretaker's cottage are now sitting on the side of the road at Allawah Road.

All that is left in the park is only memories.