Mayor Geoff McDonald has encouraged residents to be patient as the council cleans up the mess created by Cyclone Afred.
Toowoomba experienced heavy rainfall and strong winds when ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred moved inland. This caused trees and large branches to fall, flooding and lengthy power outages.
Toowoomba Regional Council staff are working through requests to clear fallen trees, debris and other tasks following the severe weather.
Tasks are being prioritised based on needs, which means some requests and routine maintenance such as mowing at parks and tree pruning may be delayed.
Cr McDonald said Council crews were responding to recovery requests as soon as possible and asked for residents to remain patient as the tasks and regular maintenance were completed.
“I want to sincerely thank emergency services personnel, SES volunteers, Ergon Energy crews, Toowoomba Regional Council staff and members of our community for your efforts in dealing with the severe weather over the past week,” Cr McDonald said.
“Our Region has been lucky that we haven’t experienced the same impacts as other regions across South-East Queensland and northern New South Wales, and I want to express that our thoughts are with those in areas hit hard as they recover.
“We didn’t emerge unscathed though as we have experienced some localised flooding, trees and branches down and some lengthy power outages. As the worst of the inclement weather is behind us, our focus now moves to recovery and clean-up efforts.
“Council teams are working through clean-up tasks as quickly and safely as they can. This means some usual maintenance works may be delayed and may not occur at their usual frequency as we prioritise tasks.
“I can assure you that we’re working as efficiently as possible and ask for your patience as we work through recovery efforts.”
