February 10, 2022
Flooding at Wondai’s Sportsgrounds caused by December’s storms and Tropical Cyclone Seth in January has left the South Burnett Regional Council with a $31,500 headache.
On Wednesday, Councillors were told the storms had levelled about 100 metres of the sportsground’s boundary fencing and heavily damaged its main access road.
Flood water had also entered the umpire’s change room and two storage rooms under the grandstand, damaged timber ceiling battens and dislodged the asbestos sheeting used to line them.
This had made all three rooms too unsafe to use.
Council officers said they inspected the damage in December after an approach for assistance from the Wondai Proston Wolves.
They estimated it would cost Council $11,000 to repair the internal access road.
They also estimated the cost to repair the three rooms under the grandstand – which would include removing any remaining asbestos sheeting and relining the roofs with water-resistant material – would be a further $20,500.
They reported that an insurance claim has been lodged for the boundary fence repairs but Council would need to wait for an assessment outcome before costings for a better fence could be prepared and work could start.
Councillors accepted the report unanimously.
galvanised metal battens, and the roofs lined with water-resistant material to better withstand future floods (Photo: SBRC)
