Council staff will run pop-up flood outreach recovery centres in liaison with Department of Communities, starting Friday, March 4.
Friday’s locations are:
– Federal Hall – 10am – 3pm
– Noosaville Library – 10am – 4pm
Staff have been at Pomona and Noosa North Shore on Wednesday conducting more than 250 welfare checks.
Council’s waste team is contacting residents most impacted by the floods, including visiting them on-site or via phone or text.
Council continues to provide assistance, including waiving landfill fees for people whose houses were inundated and eligible flood victims facing financial hardship. This will continue to happen on a case-by-case basis.
Skip bins are being deployed to some flood-ravaged areas across the shire, while others may get assistance to dispose of their rubbish.
Cleanaway has resumed kerbside bin collection services, but access is still an issue in some areas. Residents are asked to remain patient and leave bins out, if they’ve not yet been emptied.
One of the Noosa North Shore car ferries started operating again this afternoon at limited capacity, and only for four-wheel-drive vehicles.
The ferry operator hopes to continue operations tomorrow as early as possible before the tide rises. It will then stop and resume early-to-mid afternoon.
It cannot take caravans, boats, trailers or small cars at this stage, only four-wheel-drive vehicles.
Translink has arranged an extra school bus service for students on the western side of the Black Mountain Road landslip.
It will transport students from either Federal State School or the intersection of Andersons Road and Middle Creek Road, depending on the destination.
On the eastern side, an operator has organised a pick-up area on Black Mountain Road. Translink has contacted students’ families directly regarding these arrangements. Call Translink on 07 5452 1800 for more information.
