The Big Clean-Up

It's been an incredibly busy couple of days: visiting flood-affected homes and businesses; chatting to locals and authorities about the clean up effort; cutting audio; filing stories; taking pictures; and doing phone crosses back to the Brisbane and Sydney stations.

For those interested, I've compiled a photo montage:

The floods have left many residents in Bundaberg with a big challenge ahead of them, but the overwhelming feeling I've encountered is one of resilient optimism. People are simply getting on with it. The local disaster response has seemed well-organised and effective, and I hope it's the same in other parts of Queensland similarly affected by floodwaters.

It's certainly been a great experience to come to Bundaberg, and I can only wish the town and its people all the best in the future. If you'd like to donate to the Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal, you can do so by clicking here.