1/27Volunteers Daniel Borowski and his girlfriend Vanessa Harrison helping with the flood clean up at Mill St, Goodna. Photo: Sarah Harvey/ The Queensland Times
11 years on the Queensland Times remembers the impact the deadly impact the 2011 floods had on Ipswich
Today marks the 11 year anniversary of the day the Ipswich CBD and about 3000 homes were inundated during the deadly 2011 Queensland floods.
2/27Gold Coast resident Aleaysha Burney helping with the flood clean up at Brisbane Tce, Goodna. Photo: Sarah Harvey/ The Queensland Times
3/27A bird's eye view of the sea of flood water on the outskirts of Brisbane near Ipswich.
4/27Royal Australian Air Force Members cleaning up the Goodna Freedom Xpress Super Mart service station after the Queensland floods left its affect on the area.
5/27Lauren Way stands in the driveway of the Mi-Hi Grove town houses where she bought her home. Photo: Claudia Baxter / The Queensland Times
6/27Sgt Richard Lovell helps out in Logan Street in North Booval. Photo: Claudia Baxter / The Queensland Times
7/27A thank you message is written in mud on a trampoline in the flood affected suburb of Goodna, south west of Brisbane, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011.
8/27West Tigers players Benji Marshall (left) and Lote Tuqiril (right) help in the cleanup of a gymnasium in flood affected Goodna, south west of Brisbane, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011.
9/27Volunteers Jesse Tamali and Angel Apelu helping with the flood clean up at Brisbane Tce, Goodna. Photo: Sarah Harvey/ The Queensland Times
10/27Ipswich local and Australian test cricketer Shane Watson (left) plays a game of street cricket amongst the debris with local kids in David Street in the suburb of North Booval in Ipswich, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011.
11/27Air force sergeants Paul Smith (left) and John Fawke hose flood remanents from St Ives shopping centre in the suburb of Goodna.
12/27The flood clean up begins at Queensborough Pde, Karalee. Photo: Sarah Harvey/ The Queensland Times
13/27Esme Sharpe cleaning up her flood damaged home at Queensborough Pde, Karalee. Photo: Sarah Harvey/ The Queensland Times
14/27The home of Lubo Jonic on Brisbane Terrace in Goodna during the floods. Photo: Peter Wallis
15/27Colleges Crossing after the flood, 2011.Photo: Rob Williams / The Queensland Times
16/27Barry Adams of Woodend used this dingy to help his family move possesions and themselves to higher ground on Leslie Street at East Ipswich. Photo: David Nielsen / Queensland Times
17/27Tye Sherlock, 9, of North Booval playing in water in his back yard after the flooding. Photo: David Nielsen / Queensland Times
18/27A view from North Station Road North Booval looking back towards Moores Pocket. Photo: David Nielsen / Queensland Times
19/27Flood waters across Ipswich, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011.
20/27Bremmer Waters totally flooded at Ipswich. Photo: Bruce Long
21/27North Ipswich residents Martin Lowe (l) and his son Kurt (r) inspect the flooded Pelican & Canning Street's in North Ipswich , Wednesday 12, 2011.
22/27Limestone Street flooding on Wednesday 12, 2011.
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24/27The Flooded Pelican & Canning Street in North Ipswich , Wednesday 12, 2011.
25/27Water flowing under the Hancock Bridge at Brassall as flood waters are due to reach record highs. Photo: Claudia Baxter / The Queensland Times
26/27Flood rescue crews at work rescuing Goodna resident Maureen Evans on Woogaroo St, Goodna on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: Sarah Harvey/ The Queensland Times IPS110111GOOD12L
27/27Residents heading home through flood waters on Mill St, Goodna. Photo: Sarah Harvey/ The Queensland Times
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