{"id":97115,"date":"2015-02-22T16:08:37","date_gmt":"2015-02-22T06:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=97115"},"modified":"2020-11-20T13:33:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T03:33:21","slug":"drivers-urged-to-stay-vigilant-as-creeks-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/02\/22\/drivers-urged-to-stay-vigilant-as-creeks-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Drivers Urged To Stay<br> Vigilant As Creeks Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_97189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97189\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150222krebsbridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-97189\" title=\"20150222 Krebs Bridge\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150222krebsbridge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150222krebsbridge.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150222krebsbridge-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Krebs Bridge on the Bunya Highway near Murgon about 5:00pm on Sunday &#8230; open but local police will monitor it overnight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>February 22, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rain that accompanied TC Marcia is proving a headache for South Burnett drivers with a number of important local roads now blocked because of rising water.<\/p>\n<p>Motorists are being asked to remain vigilant as the situation can change very quickly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97177\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150222angelsbridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-97177\" title=\"20150222 Angels Bridge\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150222angelsbridge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150222angelsbridge.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150222angelsbridge-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angels Bridge only re-opened late on Sunday afternoon after the water levels dropped and a safety inspection was carried out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>At 5:30pm on Sunday:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Angels Bridge<\/strong> on the Murgon-Barambah Road is now open. The creek, which rose above the roadway level on Saturday afternoon, has now dropped but the bridge required a safety inspection before it could be re-opened.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Krebs Bridge<\/strong> on the Bunya Highway is open however water is rising. Police are monitoring the situation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cherbourg Road<\/strong> is open. The water level at &#8220;Big Shot&#8221; Fisher Bridge is falling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Silverleaf Road<\/strong> is open but drive with caution as there may be surface water on the road in parts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Marshlands Bridge<\/strong> on the Murgon-Hivesville Road is open but water is rising. Police are monitoring the situation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kilcoy-Murgon Road<\/strong> near Goschnicks Road is closed. Other sections of this road are open, but drive with caution as there may be water across the road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Burnett Highway<\/strong> &#8211; open from Nanango to Gayndah, but drive with caution as there is water across the highway in parts, especially near the Tansey, Booubyjan and Ban Ban Springs areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wide Bay Highway<\/strong> &#8211; Goomeri to Kilkivan is open. However, Bell&#8217;s Bridge was closed on Saturday afternoon and remains closed. There is also water across the road in the Lower Wonga area. All bridges into Gympie are closed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kilkivan-Tansey Road<\/strong> is open but drive with caution as there may be water on the road near Kilkivan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For up-to-date road conditions, always check the State Government&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/131940.qld.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13-19-40 website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97221\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221daddamarine1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-97221\" title=\"20150221 Daddamarine Creek\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221daddamarine1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221daddamarine1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221daddamarine1-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daddamarine Creek, near Booubyjan, runs a banker on Saturday (Photo: Christine Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97158\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221bellsbridge1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-97158\" title=\"20150221 Bells Bridge\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221bellsbridge1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221bellsbridge1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221bellsbridge1-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The water rises on Bells Bridge on the Wide Bay Highway (Photo: Jodie Ballard, courtesy Manar Park)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97157\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221bellsbridge2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-97157\" title=\"20150221 Bells Bridge\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221bellsbridge2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221bellsbridge2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221bellsbridge2-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wide Bay Highway severed at Bells Bridge on Sunday (Photo: Darryl Twembow, courtesy Manar Park)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97143\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150222gympie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-97143\" title=\"20150222 Gympie\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150222gympie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150222gympie.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150222gympie-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gympie from the air at 6:30am Sunday (Photo: RACQ CareFlight)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>State Emergency Service volunteers have also kept busy in the aftermath of Cyclone Marcia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the South Burnett, volunteers were on standby throughout the emergency and expended much time and energy packing and distributing sandbags.<\/p>\n<p>They were also called to place tarpaulins over several homes.<\/p>\n<p>Across Queensland, the SES has received more than 6100 requests for assistance since the beginning of the cycline (not including Brisbane City Council) .<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97123\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221chopper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-97123\" title=\"20150221 RACQ Chopper\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221chopper.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221chopper.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150221chopper-300x107.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The RACQ CareFlight helicopter prepares to airlift the injured man (Photo: RACQ CareFlight)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>A farmer injured near Gayndah while checking the condition of his fences on Saturday has been airlifted to Bundaberg Hospital.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopter crew was called in to airlift the patient, who had a suspected broken leg, as water logged paddocks made it difficult to transport him via ambulance.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Police are reminding residents to stay well away from flooded creeks and rivers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It would seem that the simplest of messages are often the hardest to receive,&#8221; a Queensland Police spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A quick dip, a bit of fun, shouldn\u2019t end it tragedy, and shouldn\u2019t risk the lives of emergency service personnel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said flood waters contained multiple hazards and were not safe places to swim or attempt to cross.<\/p>\n<p>They can be contaminated with dead and decaying animals, animal waste products, soil and oils, as well as dangerous objects such as building materials, trees and plant debris &#8230; and snakes.<\/p>\n<p>And there can also be deadly and unpredictable undercurrents that can sweep away even the strongest of swimmers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rain that accompanied TC Marcia is proving a headache for South Burnett drivers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":97189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,24],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Drivers Urged To Stay Vigilant As Creeks Rise - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/02\/22\/drivers-urged-to-stay-vigilant-as-creeks-rise\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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