May 1, 2015
The wet weather has caused a number of cancellations over the weekend and a winding back of activities at the Kingaroy Show (see separate report).
Saturday events that have been either cancelled or postponed include:
- Senior soccer, Barambah v Nanango, to have been played in Murgon (a decision about the Gunners v Wests game in Kingaroy will be made on Saturday morning).
- Junior soccer games scheduled for Saturdayat Wondai: Squirts and U6s through to U10/11s (a decision about the U12/13 and Cadet games will be made on Saturday morning).
- Proston Rally
- Widgee Campdraft
- Hivesville CWA Cent Sale
- Murgon Ladies Life Members Open Golf Day
UPDATE May 2: All junior soccer games have now been cancelled, including U12/13s and Casets, but the Wests v Gunners senior games in Kingaroy are going ahead as scheduled. The Murgon Ladies Life Members Open Golf Day will now also go ahead as originally planned.
- Related article: The Show Must Go On!
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The South Burnett Regional Council expects Gordonbrook Dam will overtop the spillway during the next 24 hours.
It is expected the overflows will be minor and will not activate the Emergency Action Plan for the dam.
The level is being closely monitored and Council will notify downstream landholders if the situation changes.
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Water Supply Minister Mark Bailey says controlled releases will be made from Wivenhoe, Somerset and North Pine dams on Friday night because of high inflows of water during the day.
He said he had been assured by SEQwater that South-Wast Queensland’s dam levels were being closely monitored.
“I’m advised impacts are only expected to relate (from the dam releases) to the closure of minor river crossings,” he said.
The controlled releases are expected expected to continue over the next few days.
