wanderingwombat

Any local radio station will be issuing advice.

The latest update looks like Bundaberg might be the crossing point.

WW

Jojo and Andy

Thanks for that information guys....we are now running around picking stuff up out of the garden!!!! And going to buy batteries for torches etc..... aaaahhhhhhh!!!!!! Only joking we are all calm.

Jojo xx

Safin

So am I .........







Actually I'm pretty scared!



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isle

I'm taking no chances been shopping this morning filled the cupboards up, took a trip to dan murphys now got 5 boxes of wine, 12 in a box $2 a bottle can't be bad come tuesday i won't hear a thing.

Mr Isle

wanderingwombat

True locals would have bought slabs of XXXX or VB

WW

missdaisymay

Haha yeah, you're right. I'm going to pack up my wine bottles as well incase we need to evacuate. got to protect my babies.

Mrs Kiwi

Good luck with Hamish guys, my brother lives in Truro Street, Urangan and has just Skyped to say he's going to work as normal this morning (Monday) but will keep informed and go to my sis in laws parents in Brisbane if necessary.

Fingers crossed the impact & damage is minimal.

Loving the fact you're stockpiling the alcohol!! Better to be safe than sorry!!

minibelle

I will have to get some tea lights on the way home, will my internet go off? it could be worse than i thought. lol

We are house hunting at the moment so at least we can see where floods

minibelle

kiwinow

Good luck, guys. I see Hamish has been reduced to a 4, but is heading your way. Glad to see you have your priorities right re supplies. Last time we had a snow warning here the supermarkets sold out of odd things like canned food, milk, candles and batteries. Who'd have thought?

missdaisymay

Yes funny how those things go out of the shops so quickly. I'm hoping we have been spared but i wont put the torches away until its all gone. Too often i've seen a cyclone down graded to a rain depression and head out to sea, only for it to intensify and slam back into the coast line. Still not panicing tho, but continuing to get things in order, backing up the computer, storing things onto disc and putting documents into waterproof containers etc.

However the priority at the moment is a trip into town (i live at dundowran beach so we're classed as out of town ) as my daughter couldnt go to work this morning so we are going formal dress shopping for her yr 12 grad at the end of the year. yah i love frock shopping. Might pick up some more milk and shove it in the freezer. hate long life and powdered stuff!

Keep watching the cylcone tracker on the BOM website people. And watch the seven local news tonight. All the camera work is done by my baby boy!!

Safin

Not what I wanted to hear! Thought we were out of danger having watched the projected path head out to sea this morning. The radio are saying that evacuation plans are cancelled etc and warnings downgraded.

DownUnderPaddy

Is it generally prone to flooding due to being so low lying ?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...09/2510691.htm
http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com....-be-justified/

sebeva

Hi all,
Sorry, I didn't get on time last week Monday to join all of you. We came back to Hervey Bay from the Gold Coast about 10pm
I hope you've enjoyed your time
Let me know please if you are going to organize it next time. Maybe I will finally get the opportunity to meet you


Lets hope it won't be that bad with the cyclone...

missdaisymay

If you live near a body of water, you are going to run the risk of some sort flooding during heavy downpours. I've lived here for 30 years, my husband is 4th Generation Hervey Bay. We've not been cut off from a flood. In the infrastructure of the city, there have been areas that will have the roads cut. These areas generallly have some sort of water way near them. Most of these areas have been or are being addressed. My house is on sand, so when we do get heavy rain, it might pond for a couple of hours but then its gone.

If you're looking for a home anywhere, from a professional point of view, one that has been built up a little (and i dont mean on stumps) is generally going to stand you good steed in wet weather, than a house thats been built flat on the ground.

If you're worried about low lying areas, then dont live close to the beach. Hervey Bay is made up of lots of different areas. But you could be missing out on a lovely lifestyle.

Safin

whats wrong with stumps?