QUEENSLAND: Brisbane ill-prepared for coming wet season*

The Queensland Bligh Labor Government has recently stated that it will not, at present, lower Brisbane dam levels before the coming wet season.

The decision was a response to the Floods Inquiry Report and advice from the Bureau of Meteorology, Seqwater, the Department of Environment and Resource Management, the Queensland Water Commission and the SEQ Water Grid Manager. The Bureau has predicted that conditions will not be as severe as last year, though chances of above-average rainfall are 60…

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