Flooding occurred in many areas of Queensland during late December 2010 and early January 2011, with three quarters of the state declared a disaster zone. FLOOD OF IDEAS is an initiative of Healthy Waterways and The Edge, State Library of Queensland to gather diverse and creative ideas from the community on how we can better plan for and respond to future floods.

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House boats on land

We can’t flood proof Queensland because we have no control over the rain, where it goes or how heavily it falls. So what we need to try and do is stop the damage flood water causes. To do this, I … Continue reading →

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We can’t flood proof – but we can redesign houses!

I don’t think we can flood proof Queensland because we can’t control the rain. I think we can just stop the damage floods cause. So, we need to build our houses on a big block of cement. This will make … Continue reading →

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tag: damage

House boats on land

We can’t flood proof – but we can redesign houses!

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