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A big pat on the back to all the volunteers helping with the rescue and cleanup efforts and all those who donated to the flood appeal

To donate to the flood appeal call the Red Cross on 1800 811 700
Or go to https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp

To donate to the Queensland Flood Appeal go to http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/

To help the animals affected by the floods go to http://www.rspcaqld.org.au/

To volunteer and help the people affected by the floods go to
http://www.volunteeringqld.org.au/home/
or http://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/

For info on the floods go to http://abc.com.au/emergency/flood/
Palmwoods Floods Images and Video 11/1/2011
The Sunshine Coast has localised flooding several times a year but nothing like what we have seen in late December 2010 and January 2011 across much of Queensland, NSW and Victoria. Here are some images and video from the Palmwoods and Woombye area on the 10th and 11th of January 2011.

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A man and his dog.
A man and his dog
Palmwoods Sports Fields. The creek in the foreground is about 4 meters over its usual height.
Palmwoods Sports Fields
Good weather for ducks at Kalora Park.
Good weather for ducks
Old Palmwoods Road, McKees Road, Jubilee_Drive intersection. At 10 am.the level was 1 meter over the road, by 2 pm it had risen to 1.2 meters over the road and about 4 meters higher than the normal level of the creek .
Old Palmwoods Road

Old Palmwoods Road, McKees Road, Jubilee_Drive intersection. The unseen danger here is a 3 meter drop off either side of Old Palmwoods Road
Old Palmwoods Road
Palmwoods Montville Road at the railway underpass and Chevallum Road turnoff.
Palmwoods Montville Road
Woombye end of Old Palmwoods Road near the Woombye Playing Fields.
Woombye Playing Fields
Woombye end of Old Palmwoods Road near the Woombye Playing Fields.
Woombye Playing Fields
Local Palmwoods flood HD video clips 11/1/2011
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Paynter Creek at the Old Palmwoods Road, McKees Road, Jubilee Drive intersection. The unseen danger here is a 3 meter drop off either side of the road and a fast rip. The seen danger is all the trucks, gawkers and 4wheel drives ignoring signs and congesting the area.
AVI Video Size 18.7mb - Paynter Creek at the Old Palmwoods Road, McKees Road, Jubilee Drive intersection. The unseen danger here is a 3 meter drop off either side of the road and a fast rip. The seen danger is all the trucks, gawkers and 4wheel drives ignoring signs and congesting the area.
Old Palmwoods Road, McKees Road, Jubilee Drive intersection. Another creek runs into Paynter Creek at this intersection swellng the area into a large lake with dangerous strong currents.
AVI Video Size 28.6mb - Old Palmwoods Road, McKees Road, Jubilee Drive intersection. Another creek runs into Paynter Creek at this intersection swellng the area into a large lake with dangerous strong currents
Looking across Palmwoods Creek towards the playing fields sees a man and his dog getting around any way they can.
AVI Video Size 57.6mb - Looking across Palmwoods Creek towards the playing fields sees a man and his dog getting around any way they can.
Back Woombye Road, Woombye. Even Fire and Rescue were having a problem getting around the area. The Woombye sports fields are under water the other side of this bridge.
AVI Video Size 47.6mb - Back Woombye Road, Woombye. Even Fire and Rescue were having a problem getting around the area. The Woombye sports fields are under water the other side of this bridge.
The Woombye Palmwoods Road Chevallum Road intersection is stressed at times like these as it is the last way in to Palmwoods and CBD. The biggest problem for the workers was all the gawkers and 4 wheel drives (weekend warriors) congesting the intersection.
AVI Video Size 23.7mb - The Woombye Palmwoods Road Chevallum Road intersection is stressed at times like these as it is the last way in to Palmwoods and CBD. The biggest problem for the workers was all the gawkers and 4wheel drives (weekend warriors) congesting the intersection.
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The Garden Of Enlightenment at Chenrezig Buddhist Institute.
Caloundra, Bulcock And Bribie Island.