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Mango Hill News

Mango Hill News Edition No. 299 - since 1986

Diary Notes

Since 1986, the Mango Hill Progress Association has sought Wednesday 20th April 2022
to work with local community organizations and act as a 6.30pm: ANZAC Commemoration
constructive advocacy group to all levels of Government and 7.30pm: Progress Association Meeting
Business. In short, our Association can only be as effective as
the range of committed volunteers who provide time, effort Saturday 23rd April 2022
and ideas to continue our work of the past 3 decades. 6.00pm: Community Skate Night

Membership Contact Meetings

www.mangohillprogress.org/membership Website: www.mangohillprogress.org All local residents are welcome
Family Membership is just $10/year. Email: admin@mangohillprogress.org to attend the monthly meeting
Your membership supports our Tennis Court Bookings: 0402 435 450 of the Association on the 3rd
ability to advocate on behalf of the Hall Bookings and all other Enquiries: Wednesday of the month at the
Community! Laurence Christie 07 3204 2020 Mango Hill Village Community
or 0415 342007 Centre at 7.30pm, Danzy
Buchanan Park, Chermside Rd,
Mango Hill.

MANGO HILL FLOODS AGAIN

27th February 2022

Just 7 years after the 2015 “Rainbomb” which delivered 340mm
in just 4 hours to Mango Hill & South East Queensland, Mother
Nature was at it again on Sunday 27th February with 5 days of
almost continuous rain periods.

With 1215mm of rain falling in this period (including over
600mm during Thursday/Friday), memories of 1st May 2015
were revisited with trepidation by local residents. This time,
waters rose suddenly on the Sunday, to an even higher level than
2015 with additional homes and the Mango Hill Community
Hall suffering significant damage. Around midday on Sunday, it
appeared Mango Hill had “dodged the worst” as radar showed
Caloundra in sunshine and the north-east sky over Redcliffe
appearing lighter. But that was a false hope. Further storms
generated from Tewantin to Brisbane and sadly over the border
to Lismore. With the rain pelting down for hours, the Premier
announced a “rain train” had moved in a southerly flow.

By 4.00pm Sunday afternoon, waters had risen 300mm above ASSISTANCE BY NEIGHBOURS:
the 2015 level in Mary St and Rose Streets and then back up
the concrete drain to John St with numerous residences being If it were not for many friends and neighbours helping out, it
inundated. would have been worse for many. Some took neighbours to their
homes for the night whilst others helped clear cars from certain
The local community hall had 320mm over its floorboards and flooding. A special “shout out” goes to Mick Pyne of Rose Street
the Tennis and Basketball Courts went under by 1.6m. The next West who used his tilt truck to pluck several cars from certain
morning, they were coated with thick mud. flooding in the street.