Be wary of what is unrestrained

“During the 2022 flood I lived in an apartment on the corner of Donkin Street and Montague Road. At first, I was surprised at how well the storm water drains were working on my street. And then they didn’t. Montague Road flooded so much that the keg storage at the bar opposite started to float and cover Montague Road with beer kegs. It was amusing. The message I would give myself and others is to be wary of what is unrestrained that can float away in a flood, even in what feels like a high spot in a parking lot.”

Anonymous Kurilpa Resident

Image: A backyard on lower Hardgrave Street, West End, Brisbane, January 2011. Credit: Karen Pickering, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.