Mount Dare Stranded

Thanks Stephen - Jeff keep pushing the mud out - but stay safe and watch out for visiting crawlies. Thinking of you all there.

Hi Stephen,
thanks for the update.

It is difficult to comprehend the amount of damage that has been done to so many over the last few months with fires, heavy rain and flooding.

We wish Jeff and everyone else out in small communities, stations and other properties (who don't get the same media and goverment recognition) all the best and we are thinking of you.
regards

Is Jeff looking for donations and or assistance?

Hi Stephen,

Trevor Wright has put some photo's on his website of the floods around Anna Creek station.

Anna Creek floods

Graeme

This map of rainfall for past week explains why Mt Dare has had flooding.
Hope all who are flood/cyclone/fire affected manage to pull through.

Cheers,

Val

Thanks all,

We only just got back on line after jury rigging a power supply for the computers & phone lines.

We lost the southern side of the levy bank sometime late Sunday night or early Monday morning, the water came up to the floor of the old homestead around midday, then the northern side of the levy burst & started to let the water out so we effectively had a river running through the pub compound.

For those who have been out here the water came up to the underside of the dining tables in the pub & got to within 2 or three inches of the bottom of the generators.

The SA police sent a light aircraft over during the day & decided to evacuate us out by rescue helicopter because there was a chance of more water coming down the creek, we sent Melissa & the kids off with them yesterday evening but decided to say on ourselves to see what we could salvage.

This morning the water level has dropped to knee height in the pub & we are trying to clean up as much as possible.

Dave is trying to get back in sometime today by station helicopter to help out.

When the water dries up & the roads open then we will have to have a look at repairing & improving the levy banks.

Thanks for all the support that the 4wd & traveling community has given us over the years & we will be operating as usual when the season starts in a month or so.

Haven't seen any snakes yet, they probably left before it got too wet!

Thanks for the update Stephen.

Jeff,Dave and families, our thoughts are with you for a speedy recovery..


Cheers, Wooly

Yes, thanks Stephen for the update!

Cheers

Brian

Thank for the good wishes all,

I've put some photos onto my profile page & I'll try to insert some here.

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Jeff,
Cannot believe this - Ian will be really surprised tonight when I show him. He didn't believe me when I told him after Stephen's post the other morning. Sorry you've run out of cold JIM though...... LOL. Take special care.

Hi All,

Thanks Stephen for another great post, my thoughts are with Jeff, Karen and Family, hope when everything gets back to normal (if such a thing) we all head out to support the outback with our tourism dollar.

Take care all

Cheers Marion

Hi All,

Thanks Stephen for another great post, my thoughts are with Jeff, Karen and Family, hope when everything gets back to normal (if such a thing) we all head out to support the outback with our tourism dollar.

Take care all

Cheers Marion