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Warwick (/ ˈ w ɒ r ɪ k / WORR-ik) [2] is a rural town and locality in southeast Queensland, Australia, lying 130 kilometres (81 mi) south-west of Brisbane. [3] [4] It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Region local government area.
Railway bridge construction at Warwick, 1882 Flooded Victoria Street, Warwick, 2010. In 1985, it was proposed by the Water Research Foundation of Australia to transfer water from the Clarence River to the Condamine water basin. [7] The Condamine River and its catchment area were involved in the 2010–11 Queensland floods.
Queensland's raw coal production declined by more one third in late 2010 and was slow to recover. Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser said it was not possible to put a figure on the damage; "other than to say the damage bill is going to start with a b and not an m". [140] [141] The floods will cost the Australian economy at least A$10 billion. [142]
John Muntz Causeway near Oxenford, Qld flooded and closed on 28 January 2013 after heavy rains. In many affected areas the flooding would have been worse had the weather prior to the heavy rains not been so dry. [54] In the 24 hours to 5 am on 27 January the Queensland State Emergency Service logged more than 800 requests for assistance. [20]
As of 8 March, more than $282 million in disaster payments to flood victims were paid to 242,000 people ($157 million to victims in NSW and $125 million to those in Queensland). The LGAs affected would gain from the next stage of support for the victims, which included $256 million for emergency relief, food relief and financial counselling ...
The floods, described by the Queensland Minister for Primary Industries Tim Mulherin as the "worst flood in 120 years" are however expected to provide a billion dollar boost to the local economy, following the "worst drought since Federation" [7] The floods have seen a large increase in the Australian plague locust population and the Australian ...
The dam is located in a mountain valley 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Warwick and approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Border Rivers region that generally defines the border between Queensland and New South Wales. The rock–fill dam structure is 21 metres (69 ft) high and 145 metres (476 ft) long.
Leslie Dam is a dam in the locality of the same name Leslie Dam, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It impounds Sandy Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River , to create Lake Leslie ( 28°14′12″S 151°54′22″E / 28.2367°S 151.9061°E / -28.2367; 151.9061 ( Lake Leslie