1/28The levee at about 10:30 pm Monday night after suffering a breach. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
Maryborough and Tinana Flood
Tuesday 29:01:13 Three days after Australia Day, the spirit of resilient aussies came to the fore as mother nature dealt another heavy blow on the district.
2/28Aussie icon Normie Rowe caught up with photojournalist Robyne Cuerel outside the Chronicle office after being isolated in Maryborough due to the floods. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
3/28The intersection of Lennox and Kent Streets on Tuesday morning. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
4/28Kent Street on Tuesday morning after the levee was flooded about 1 o'clock Tuesday morning. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
5/28The levee at about 10:30 pm Monday night after suffering a breach. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
6/28Swift Water crewmen from Cairns begin a search of Queens Park for a missing man. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
7/28Aussie icon Normie Rowe visited the Chroncle office on Tuesday after being isolated in Maryborough due to the floods. . Picture: Robyne Cuerel
8/28Queen St resident Liam Boase with the assistance of his friend Nathan Baker move Trish Noaln and her dog to higher and dryer ground. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
9/28Senior constable Steve Power checks on the safety of some Tinana residents. . Picture: Robyne Cuerel
10/28Water creeping up Bazaar St reaching the Chronicle office early Tuesday morning. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
11/28The Braid family of Eatonvale Road Tinana are cut off and waiting for the waters to recede. Robyne Cuerel/ Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
12/28Michael Edwards from Tinana helping out his neighbours that are stranded. Robyne Cuerel/ Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
13/28Kerrin and his father Steve Manski are making the best of a bad situation by having a beer and relaxing in the water. Robyne Cuerel/ Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
14/28The Braid family, Eatonvale Road, Tinana said that they are doing fine and just waiting for the waters to recede. Robyne Cuerel/ Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
15/28Swift Water Rescue team members Wayne Roe and Clint Lestrange search Queens Park for a missing man. . Picture: Robyne Cuerel
16/28Business as usual for Toast on Tuesday morning when the CBD and many business had to close due to flooding. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
17/28Footprints of thick black oil mixed with the flood waters in the CBD. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
18/28The flooded Maryborough CBD on Tuesday morning after major flooding. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
19/28The flooded Maryborough CBD on Tuesday morning after major flooding. . Picture: Robyne Cuerel
20/28Stranded at Tinana but taking it all in their stride. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
21/28Jodie Anderson is isolated by flood waters in Kerr St Tinana. Jodie was concerned about drinking water as she had no electricity to boil water. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
22/28Mark Schulz with his cat Zipper wades through the water on his fathers property. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
23/28The Tinana Community Hall inundated by the floodwater at Schultz's Creek. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
24/28Making the best of a bad situation, Kerrin Manski at Tinana has a drink while in the 'drink'. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
25/28A family is boated across the swollen creek at Schultz Bridge Tinana where many houses are flooded and families isolated. Photo: Robyne Cuerel / Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
26/28The Mryborough CBD , Kent Street. The levee overflowed about 1am Tuesday. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
27/28Water creeping up Bazaar St reaching the Chronicle office early Tuesday morning. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
28/28A boat is on John St in Maryborough on Tuesday morning. Photo: Robyne Cuerel ? Fraser Coast Chronicle. Picture: Robyne Cuerel
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