Oakey Champion - 2nd March 2022

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Oakey Champion

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

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Oakey’s Own Newspaper

I N S I D E F L O O D P I C T U R E S - PAG E S 2 A N D 3 THIS WEEK

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Oakey spared serious flooding this time

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With heavy rainfall along the escarpment of the Great Dividing Range on Friday and Saturday, and falls spreading across the eastern Downs, causing Cooby Dam to overflow, Oakey residents were put on standby as authorities monitored the situation.

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Fortunately, the peak level of Oakey Creek remained well below that recorded in 2011, when around 100 houses and a

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number of businesses were impacted. At the weekend, flood water entered the yards of some properties but there

were no reports of buildings being affected, with the exception of some sheds. Across the district the flooding caused multiple

road closures on major and subsidiary routes and after water subsided many bridges and roads were littered with debris.

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Given the pace of water rushing down Oakey Creek after heavy rain and an overflowing Cooby Dam, there were some anxious moments for residents and businesses located adjacent to the waterway, however the peak reached on Sunday was well short of the infamous 2011 event.

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