Bix

Everywhere

Bix

Some biggies

Bix

Good for the mulching

tonyk38

[QUOTE=Bix][QUOTE=tonyk38] How often would you say you get 'extreme' weather up there Bix? Thanks.

Hope your life can return to normal now!

Craigy

Thanks for the pics. Can you make sure it is all tidy for when I arrive next week...

Nicky & Dave

Bet that's as much excitement as you need for the year! So glad to hear that you and yours are all safe and sound, Bixie.

Nicky

Bix

We have an honoury guard of crocs standing by

wanderingwombat

Excellent! Another volunteer for Innisfail. Ask customs on the way through as to where to collect your orange safety vest, chainsaw and hammer. Just join the queue of others wearing orange and get on the free bus.

Keep your head and just nod in agreement. You'll get on fine.

WW

moneypenny20

Great post Bix. Our friends up there were telling us about it the other night. From what they said some places were descimiated whilst a few doors down, hardly anything. Very glad I wasn't up there. From what we hear down here, there is plenty of help and resources now so hopefully things can start to get back on track.

Good to hear the schools were open again. Makes it easier to do stuff without worrying about the children.

SonicBird

bleddy ell boi... e dunt get that in Newlyn....

Glad you're all ok tho...
Sonic x

Craigy

That sounds great - just make sure they are well fed!!!

tiredwithtwins

blimey....glad to hear you came through it intact bixie!!

hope the clear up isnt too long......

Pollyana

I hope Bix doesn't mind me resurrecting his thread - I haven't asked him yet! - but I thought it was the best place to put my post.
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Those of us that live in Queensland will never forget Tropical Cyclone Larry, which hit the Innisfail area on March 20th. I work for the Dept of Emergency Services, and - as The Bloke will tell you - my life centred around Larry and the recovery work for many weeks.
Many children in the Innisfail area are still trying to come to terms with the devastating effects of the cyclone - not only did it impact on their environment, but it also hit their own lives, and the lasting impact is harder for children to understand than it is for us adults. Helping the children of the Innisfail area to recover from the effects of the cyclone is an important part of the ongoing recovery work, and a group of local parents and childcare workers have put together a book which contains the stories, poems and pictures that the children produced after the cyclone.

Called "Cyclone Larry - Tales of Survival from the children of North Queensland" it is very thought provoking, even chilling in places, hearing children telling of windows blowing in and showering them with glass. The stories of birds and animals that were killed, and of children distraught because their schools were destroyed.

All the money raised by the sale of the book will go towards providing new play areas for the children, replacing those destroyed. Have a look at the website if you are interested and order a copy though them

If anyone is interested in purchasing the book, it is available through the website

www.mothershelpingothers.org/

I should add that no-one from the organisation has approached me and asked me to promote it, and I am posting it as "me" not as a Mod.

possoms

thanks for that Polly I would like a copy of the book, looks like they only distrubute in Oz though?

Pollyana

Done a bit of digging - although it takes you to an ebay Aus page, there is also an ebay UK page here, so it looks like they will send it worldwide.