As you know, by now, we were hit by a cyclonic storm, The Gap been the hardest hit, on Sunday, 16 Nov. and again on Wed, 19th. The 1st one flooded our house with mud and mulch, from the farmer's land and the 2nd one flooded it again with whatever was left!!! We had just got the house and the patio cleaned up, when the 2nd one hit!!!! To crown it all, a serious storm-warning has been sent out for Saturday. All I can say is: "Hats off to the Council, Red Cross, the S.E.S.(State Emergency Services) and Energex. You guys have done a fantastic job looking after all of us, working flat-out 24hrs p/day cleaning up the fallen trees, debris and getting the power supply back up in record time, considering 250km of cable were downed in the storm. Today S.E.S. came and sandbagged the perrimeter of our house, in preperation for Saturdays storm. Well done guys"!!The State and Federal Goverment gave us pay-outs, amounting to nearly $7000.00, for storm relief and expenses incurred due to the disaster. On Tueday, the S.E.S. came around to offer assistance with structural damage, the Police came to check if we were ok & that there were no looters, the council came door-to-door delivering bottled water, etc. Absolutely unreal. Many countries can come and learn "how it's done" or "how it should be done"!!!!!!!! So glad we live in Australia!!!
Today, when we went to the emergency offices set up at the Ashgrove Baptist Church, to claim the relief money. We were amazed at all the support offered to us....from tea/coffee & biscuits; councilling, boerie rolls, doughnuts, bottled water, special treatment for woman with babies, the elderly or injured, rooms with carers & entertainment for kids,plus, plus, plus!!
