2010 Flooding on a property on the intersection of Woodbury & Bungundarra Roads
The last 2 days have seen some huge rainfall figures in the Yeppoon region, with Pacific Heights & Bungundarra receiving over 220mm. Most areas within 30km of Yeppoon (including Byfield) have received at least 90mm.
Beach erosion due to high tides and runoff has occurred in some areas, although Kemp Beach has been hit the hardest. Access to Kemp Beach by its southern entrance and carpark is limited, the easiest access is from the northern end at Rosslyn Bay.
I hope to have photos of the erosion up by next weekend.
Flooding has effected road closures in various low spots around Yeppoon & Gracemere, below is a list current as of 5PM today (1st February 2010). Not mentioned in the list is the closure of the two lower lanes on Farnborough Road near the Bluff. This post will be updated tomorrow with reopened roads, etc.
Yeppoon Road Closures
- Byfield Road at Stoney Creek and at Merrivale
- Coorooman Creek Road at Coorooman Creek
- Daly Creek Road, Bundgundarra
- Old Byfield Road at Limestone Creek (Mt Rae end)
- Barmaryee Road
- Bungundarra Road at Daly Creek
- Bangalee Boat Ramp beach access
- Alpis Creek Road
Gracemere Road Closures
- Malch – 9 Mile Road
- Alton Downs – 9 Mile Road
- Fairybower Road
- Aermby Road
- Capricorn Street
- Middle Road
- Macquarie Road
- Johnson Road
- Bajool road 1/2 covered with water – may also be cut very soon at Raglan and Marmor
February 1, 2010 – 10:11 pm
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Posted in Byfield, Causeway Lake, Kemp Beach & Mulambin, News & Weather, Woodbury, Bungundarra & Adelaide Park, Yeppoon
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Tagged flooding, rain, rainfall, weather
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BOM 4 Day Forecast Chart (cropped to only 2 days)
Heavy rain is forecast for the Rockhampton region this weekend. Ex-TC Olga is now a low pressure area that’s expected to move southeast from the current position over Northwestern QLD. Expected falls are up to 200mm, meaning low lying areas in the region could flood.
Preparations for the weather should include tidying up anything around your house and yard that could become airborne in a storm.
If any storm related damage is sustained, or sandbags/tarps are required, call the SES (not council) on 132 500.
Stay safe and enjoy whatever the weekend brings.
Stormy weather in Yeppoon
Yeppoon Australia Day 2010 Fireworks Display
There was a great turnout tonight for the 2010 Australia Day fireworks show on Yeppoon main beach. Every year, Ergon Energy sponsors the fireworks, which generally start at around 7:45pm and last for 10-15 minutes.
On past Australia Days the fireworks have been launched from a boat anchored just off the main beach, but this year all the action took place at the northern end of Main Beach (near the Surf Lifesaver building). Event organisers and SES personnel made sure the crowd stayed well back from the launch trailer.
Below are some additional pictures of the fireworks display. I took almost a hundred photos, but the lack of a tripod meant that only 20-30% turned out ok.
Matt & Lisa – winners of the Capricorn Half Ironman Triathlon
Source: capricornhalf.com
The Capricorn Half-Ironmen of 2009 were battling it out today at Capricorn Resort.
The main winner of the event was Mat White, no further details about 2nd or 3rd places and times are available as yet. This post will be updated once more results become available. See Below:
Updates
The main Capricorn Half website has now been updated with more information about the two winners (female & male categories).
There was very close competition in the mens’ race, South Australian Mat White held a lead of only 13 seconds over Tim Berkel (NSW). The final time for Mat was 4 hours, 4 minutes and 11 seconds, while Time came in at 4 hours, 4 minutes and 24 seconds.
There always has to be someone in last place for every race, and that position went to Bob Southwell, an 80 year old from Alexandra Headland. He completed the triathlon in 7 hours, 57 minutes and 22 seconds. I say good on him!
For more information about individual times – sortable by age group and gender – please visit Racetek Race Results and select the ‘Capricorn Resort Half Ironman 2009′ option from the main option.
Update post with winner information can be found here
The 2009 Capricorn Resort Half Ironman Triathlon is slowly creeping closer, with a start date of 16th August. The challenge has a new name this year, with the original name being “Rydges Capricorn Half Ironman”. Notice the slight change from Rydges to Capricorn Resort. This is probably part of the suspected resort-wide policy change.
The Triathlon itself starts on the 17th of August at 8am and will go for approximately 4 hours. The first session is a 1.9 km swim, starting on the beach just north of Yeppoon at Rydges. The swimming course has a cut-off time of 1 hour and 15 minutes, meaning any people still in the water after that time will be disqualified.
The 90km bike ride is next, which is comprised of approximately 5 laps from Rydges Resort to Yeppoon (official lap ending point is opposite the Beachside Caravan Park). As with most triathlons drafting will not be allowed. Drafting is the practise of grouping together on a bike ride to benefit from the front rider’s slipstream.
After the bike ride, competitors must then run the the final 21.1km Zoot Run Leg, which is entirely on Rydges grounds. There complete course is made up of 3 laps, and finishes in the swimming pool and recreation area. The Zoot Run Course has actually been named one of the greatest Half Ironman courses in Australia.
The running course finishes the Half Ironman Challenge’s competitive events. A Gala Presentation Dinner will be served to competitors and their friends later on the night of the Triathlon, starting from 5:30pm.
YeppoonInfo.com will keep you updated on the Capricorn Resort Half Ironman Challenge events.
