Thinking of Yaamba in the January 2011 Queensland floods

Here on the NSW North Coast we share a number of similar area names with Queensland – Maclean and Yaamba being the more well-known.

Like Yamba in the Clarence Valley, theYaamba area to the north of Rockhampton is also a rural/regional holiday destination for many and the preferred home to a lucky few.

So, as radio reports begin to inform the nation that the flood gauge at Yaamba this morning reached a reading that just edged above the 16.65m 1991 flood level recorded for that part of the Fitzroy River catchment, I’m sure everyone here at North Coast Voices sends their best wishes to this small rural village and all Queenslanders affected by this massive flood.

Photograph of Yaamba flood makers from the Capricorn Coast Historical Society