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Subscriber only BOONOOROO resident Robyn Ward said she felt the Fraser Coast Regional Council had forgotten about the costal community following a storm surge in December 2020. Councillor Daniel Sanderson responded, saying Council operation crews and the SES delivered sand and pre-filled sand bags in the lead up to the event and inspected the communities immediately after the event. The ring of dirt around the power pole shows how high the water level reached in Bates St, Boonooroo following the storm surge. Photo: Stuart Fast Warnings for the severe weather event occurred over multiple days in the lead up. Council relays the same information as the Bureau of Meteorology.
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Subscriber only FOR many Boonooroo and Tuan residents, Monday s massive tidal surge was like nothing they ve ever seen before. Resident Robyn Ward lives near the Boonooroo boat ramp and labelled the surge as extreme. We didn t only get the surge from the ocean, we got a surge from all the run-off coming off Bates St ⦠we didn t stand a chance. Robyn Ward cleans up after a storm surge at Boonooroo
Stuart Fast I would say yesterday s tide was about 3.5 metres with the surge. She said the public toilets near the boat ramp over flowed, swamping nearby yards with sewage.
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Subscriber only FOR many Boonooroo and Tuan residents, Monday s massive tidal surge was like nothing they ve ever seen before. Resident Robyn Ward lives near the Boonooroo boat ramp and labelled the surge as extreme. We didn t only get the surge from the ocean, we got a surge from all the run-off coming off Bates St ⦠we didn t stand a chance. Robyn Ward cleans up after a storm surge at Boonooroo
Stuart Fast I would say yesterday s tide was about 3.5 metres with the surge. She said the public toilets near the boat ramp over flowed, swamping nearby yards with sewage.
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Subscriber only FOR many Boonooroo and Tuan residents, Monday s massive tidal surge was like nothing they ve ever seen before. Resident Robyn Ward lives near the Boonooroo boat ramp and labelled the surge as extreme. We didn t only get the surge from the ocean, we got a surge from all the run-off coming off Bates St ⦠we didn t stand a chance. Robyn Ward cleans up after a storm surge at Boonooroo
Stuart Fast I would say yesterday s tide was about 3.5 metres with the surge. She said the public toilets near the boat ramp over flowed, swamping nearby yards with sewage.
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