QLD:Cr attacks Qld council's flood response

AAP General News (Australia)
04-28-2011
QLD:Cr attacks Qld council's flood response

A Queensland councillor has launched a tirade against the council he works for over
its lack of communication and planning during the January floods.

CHRIS WHITING says the response of the Moreton Bay Regional Council to the January
11 flood was inadequate .. the creation of evacuation centres was poorly organised and
the public believes there was insufficient information released .. while the Local Disaster
Management Group did not function adequately.

He's told the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry an emergency evacuation signal
went out to Caboolture and Strathpine residents .. advising them to evacuate immediately
.. but says the council played little or no role in the creation of the centres.

He's also attacked the council for not communicating details of the unfolding disaster.

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KEYWORD: FLOODS INQUIRY (BRISBANE)

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