Hilton Terrace and the Lake Doonella Bridge has reopened to traffic.
Noosa Council staff assessed the road and bridge following Thursday morning’s high tide and deemed them safe to open.
If the situation changes with more rain and rising tides, Council may need to close this section of road again. Staff continue to monitor the situation.
Council staff and consulting engineers are busy working to assess more than 95 current reports of damage to Noosa’s road network and other community assets.
Much of the damage is in the hinterland.
These assessments will take some time and Council will prioritise work and carry out repairs as soon as possible.
Roads must be made safe before vehicles are allowed back onto them.
Council and TMR are doing everything possible to reopen roads.
Residents’ patience is greatly appreciated.
For current road closures, see the Disaster Dashboard at disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au
The launch of planned Recovery Pop-Ups to assist flood-affected residents has been postponed until Monday due to the threat of further severe weather.
The new timetable is available at www.noosa.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/3485/community-recovery-pop-ups
The Noosa North Shore vehicle ferry operator will continue operations tomorrow as early as possible.
It will stop again during high tide and resume in the afternoon.
The ferry is only transporting four-wheel-drive vehicles still, however it may be able to take some small cars where possible.
Council’s waste team has been contacting residents in areas greatly impacted by the disaster to provide them with onsite options for waste disposal.
If you have not been directly contacted yet and your home was inundated by water or otherwise seriously damaged by the disaster over the past week and you need assistance to dispose of disaster-damaged household items and materials or debris to make your home safe, habitable, and accessible, please contact Council on (07) 5329 6500.
