23/12/2025
☁️ Another Wet Season reminder from our home to yours here in North Queensland
As we move through another wet season, it’s important to remember that flood behaviour can change from year to year especially if there’s been new housing, road works, or landscaping changes in your area since last wet season.
Things to keep in mind:
• Roads and parks may flood differently to what you’re used to
• New developments can change natural water flow
• Major drainways may have been altered, redirected, or reduced
• Flash flooding can occur in places that didn’t previously flood
Take a little time to:
✔️ Re-learn your local exits and alternate routes
✔️ Note low points, drains, and creeks near your home
✔️ Be cautious even if “it’s never flooded here before”
Now is a great time to re read your insurance policies to ensure you are covered for flooding not just from the sky but also if rivers overflow or drains become blocked.
Wet season safety isn’t just about rainfall totals it’s about how the land handles that water.
Townsville had quite a number of new subdivisions built this year and whilst they may have new sewerage that is land that otherwise previously may have held large bodies of water in previous wet seasons. Don't get complacent based off previous years, stay up to date with the changes in your area.
Preparation now means less stress in future flood events - C
