WATCH AND ACT NO. 1 NINDIGULLY - THALLON - MUNGINDI

WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH 2022 – 4.00PM

This is a Flood warning from the Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) for the townships of Thallon, Nindigully and Mungindi.

Flooding is expected to impact communities in the Balonne Shire in coming days, especially in Thallon, Nindigully and Mungindi.

The LDMG is at LEAN FORWARD and monitoring the situation. Limited advice from the Bureau of Meteorology, is that the Moonie River is continuing to rise and is likely to impact the following communities over the coming days.

NINDIGULLY

Carnarvon Highway at Nindigully Bridge is currently being monitored and likely to close

Carnarvon Highway between Nindigully and Thallon likely to be impacted at various flood ways

Camping grounds at Nindigully will be closed in anticipation of possible inundation

There may be some disruptions to waste service next week

THALLON

Balonne Shire Council have staff, equipment and material in place should the levee surrounding Thallon require closure

There are also pumps on hand (should water need to be pumped out from inside the levee after rain over the town itself) and a generator is on its way from St George

An SES crew is on standby in the town

Information is not available at this stage from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) about the height or exact time of the peak flooding in the Moonie River at Thallon but it is expected to occur on this Thursday-Friday (March4-5)

There may be some disruptions to waste services into next week

MUNGINDI

The Barwon River is not expected to impact Mungindi at this point in time

LDMG is monitoring flood levels in the Weir River system

Mungindi is likely to be cut off from St George due to the Carnarvon Highway being closed at flood ways

GENERAL UPDATES

All forecasts are subject to change depending on rainfall in the catchment and locally. Road closures could change without notice.

Residents should make preparations to stock up on essential supplies and check road conditions prior to making travel plans.

All travellers should reconsider non-essential travel. Local residents are also requested to stay off roads except for essential travel.

Residents can stay up to date by subscribing to Council’s Emergency Dashboard. https://emergency.balonne.qld.gov.au/ for all the latest road conditions; weather warnings and power outages.

For more information listen to ABC local radio and visit council’s Emergency Dashboard - https://emergency.balonne.qld.gov.au/  with links to www.bom.qld.gov.au; and road closures visit https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/, or phone 13 19 40.

Power outages Ergon Energy - faults contact 13 10 46.

For flood assistance contact the State Emergency Service (SES) on 13 25 00. Dial 000 in an emergency.

We advise all residents to please stay safe and stay away from flood waters. Remember if its flooded, forget it.

Please ensure your neighbours are aware of these possible flood impacts and look out for each other at this time.

For more information phone Council on (07) 4620 8888 or visit https://emergency.balonne.qld.gov.au/

Councillor Samantha O’Toole

CHAIR - LOCAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT GROUP