As Noosa’s flood recovery effort continues, Council is asking residents to again be patient on the roads.
As flood levels drop, staff are busy assessing roads for damage so that they can be safely reopened as quickly as possible once water recedes.
Kin Kin’s Sister Tree Creek Road reopened at 8pm yesterday, with residents asked to be careful while driving through the area.
Motorists travelling between Gympie and Cooroy are advised to go via Wolvi.
Kin Kin Road has reopened to light vehicles following bridge and pavement assessments.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads is reminding motorists that there is now a temporary 10-tonne load limit from Louis Bazzo Drive north to the gravel section at Como (north of Kin Kin).
School buses are exempt, and investigations are underway to determine options for community services such as refuse trucks.
Council staff are again at Pomona and Noosa North Shore today speaking with flood affected residents and arranging support.
Council is providing further assistance with skip bins to be located at specific locations for flood affected residents to use.
With access only now becoming available to some impacted areas, this will take some time to put in place.
Cooroy Transfer Station will open today and Thursday and continue to remain open through to Monday. Environmental Health Officers will be out and about this week providing advice to residents and businesses as the clean-up gets under way.
Residents should throw away any food that has been in contact with floodwater, unless it’s in undamaged waterproof containers such as tins and bottles.
Wash tins and bottles using one cup of household bleach to a bucket of water.
Rainwater tanks, particularly in-ground tanks, should be checked for flood water inundation, with contaminated water discarded and the tank disinfected.
Council will be working with QFES to wash down public infrastructure affected by floods such as parks and play equipment so the community can get back to using these facilities.
Swimmers should stay out of Noosa River and Laguna Bay for now, with pollutants likely to be above safe levels currently.
For all local road closures, see Council’s Disaster Dashboard at disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au
