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Emotional farewell to tough grandma
A GREAT-grandmother who died in the Queensland floods was so tough and independent that she earned the nickname "Army Boots", a funeral service heard.
Readers tell funny flood stories
THROUGHOUT the floods, people across Queensland kept each other going by finding humour in the darkest of places, even while disaster was overwhelming them.
Residents home in on height regulation
SEVEN years ago Graceville mother-of-three Trish McGirl was much-maligned for raising her family home above the regulation 8.5m.
Rowers to meet over river ban
THE Maritime Safety Authority has barred rowers from the polluted, debris-laden Brisbane River indefinitely, throwing the hard-hit sport into chaos.
Lost wedding ring flushed out
THE same flood waters that devastated Gaele and Trevor Hare's home have flushed out one of their most valued personal items - a wedding ring lost more than five years ago.
Grandmother 'swept away watching TV'
JEAN Gurr's funeral will be the Lockyer Valley's second in two days after the flash flooding that tore through the area last week.
Meet the miracle flood survivor
MUSICIAN Hannah Reardon-Smith is the woman who came back from the dead after she and her mother were plunged into the catastrophic flash flood in Toowoomba.
Trauma hits children of Grantham
KIDS who lost friends in the deadly "inland tsunami" last week are the focus of much of Grantham's recovery as the grim search for bodies continues.
Krug loss sticks in restaurateur's gullet
DITCHING 2000 bottles of high-end wine is unthinkable, but it's the $600 Krug that really sticks in Grant Johnston's gullet.
Murphys Creek's silent tribute
ANGUISH scarred the faces of Murphys Creek residents as they observed one minute's silence for those missing and killed in last Monday's flash flood.
Making do living on a cricket pitch
JUST over a week ago Natasha Ireland gave birth; now she and her five children have lost all and are living on an indoor cricket pitch.
Give them a medal
TWO brothers who used a ute and a tinnie to rescue 16 people from killer floodwaters at Grantham are being hailed as the ultimate heroes.
This town has seen it all before
VETERAN Brisbane journalist Ken Blanch covered the 1974 flood and reflects on the deluge they said could never happen again.
It's not your fault says grieving dad
THE father of a young boy lost in the Queensland floods has spoken of the harrowing rescue that went wrong.
Baby torn from mother's grasp
The youngest victim of the deadly Lockyer Valley flood was swept from her pregnant mother's arms.
Rare books destroyed by flood
AN army of volunteers who helped clean out the garages of a unit complex in St Lucia last Sunday had no idea they were pitching almost $200,000 of scholarly textbooks.
Art treasures rise from mud
THEY came from all around for the love of art and to help a long-standing industry colleague, Victor Mace, whose Milton-based fine art gallery was flooded throughout the display floor.
How businesses can lend a helping hand
TRADIES and businesses wanting to help rebuild Queensland will be linked to the victims who need it most via a new national website.
Golf club friends swing in to action
JINDALEE Golf Club typifies the numerous organisations throughout Queensland, many of which have been temporarily put out of action by the floods.
Damage only a few doors away
THE residents of Haldane St, Graceville, were all flooded by the same brown water which rose rapidly from the storm drains to consume their homes.
Hunt for owner of flood photo
IT'S a photograph that has captured a moment of happiness and love, but one that was washed away in a time of profound sadness and destruction.
Ex-tennis ace helps flood clean-up
ONE tennis-loving Brisbane flood victim got the shock of his life at the weekend when a group of good samaritans helped clean his flooded home in Kenmore.
Pet survivors amaze rescuers
THE other survivors emerging from flattened Grantham are bedraggled and trembling dogs and cats left behind to face a deadly wall of water as their owners tried to flee from its path.
Where volunteers fear to tread
WELL-INTENTIONED volunteers turned back at the gates of Gailes Caravan Village, repelled by the intensity of the smell. This was the village of the damned.
'Ipswich angels' cleaning up
MORE than 4000 volunteers got in amongst the muck, the mud and the debris in Ipswich in an overwhelming show of support to get the community back on its feet.
Kevin dragged to safety
KEVIN Lees owes his life to four men, including a heroic helicopter pilot, who risked their own lives to rescue him during the Lockyer Valley's flash flood.
New mum of twins gives all
LOSING her home in the Ipswich floods did not stop single mother of young twins Allison Neller from helping others.
Heartbreak kids need a new home
A BROTHER and sister whose parents died at Murphys Creek on Monday are still trying to find a rental home to live in, as they prepare for a funeral.
Suddenly, the story is personal
FOR almost three weeks, I had been part of the team reporting and editing The Courier-Mail's coverage of the Queensland floods.
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