Queensland Floods

We watched the coverage on ABC TV last night, amazed by the devastating floods sweeping away small Queensland communities. Now the flood waters are inundating parts of  Brisbane and thousands are in the process of evacuating. We all looked on with sympathy to those sitting on their house roofs waiting for a passing helicopter.

Two years ago the floods in Queensland took a backseat to the non-stop coverage in Victoria of our fire ravaged country. Queenslanders responded generously to Victoria's needs then. Lets hope the Victorian people and emergency services can help our northern cousins now.
I was able to donate to the flood appeal at my local supermarket. So lets all forgo some uneeded $$ to be spent on chocolate, cheap Christmas mince tarts and cake to send some $$ up north. That way we can try to adhere to the New Years resolutions of losing weight, buying greener and helping others!
To Donate go to Queensland Flood website