Rubberneckers have been warned to avoid “disaster tourism” and stay off the Brisbane River, with the clearing of debris caused by devastating floods expected to take weeks.
The 18 barriers add 10m of height above street level, meaning they provide resilience against 1-in-10,000-year flood events. The lid, nicknamed an ‘Esky ...
"The Esky Lid" is a mechanical contraption that will be able to seal off Brisbane's new underground tunnels from floodwaters.
More rain is set to inundate southeast Queensland, prolonging devastating flooding and disrupting clean-up efforts across the ...
Richard Rowles sees the Brisbane River as a living thing that "breathes in and out two times a day". "It's got its own character and it changes all the time. When it gets angry, you don't want to be ...