Meteo info/warnings not broadcasted to 4WDer in North QLD +NT?

Submitted: Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 09:37
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At the moment we have cyclone Larry slamming into North Qld.
But until now not one Gvt Radio station like the ABC has broadcasted in the last 7 days
, the entire Gulf region +FNQ has been cut off by flood water in many places.
Are radio and news broadcasters getting blazer?
http://www.racq.com.au/cps/rde/xchg/racq_cms_production/hs.xsl/Motoring_Road_Cond_Report_Foun_ENA_HTML.htm

Also wandering if VKS737 still transmit accurate meteo info and warning?
In June 2003 we were in Cap Flattery 200 Kms north of Cooktown.
For 3 days it rained 75 mm every day + 2 days with 150mm every day.(515mm of rain in 5 days)
No one in Australia including ABC, Bureau of Meteo and VKS737 knew a cyclone centered
south of Solomon Islands, 1000 kms away, was affecting Cap Flattery in Australia,
by pouring 2 feet of water in 5 days.
(most people reading this post can not even imagine what 2 feet of water represent for a region)
My concern here is about transmitting accurate information to isolated groups of 4WDer in North QLD +NT using ABC radio and HF like VKS?

To me it seems that too many essential services/managers for NT and FNQ are based in Melbourne or Sydney? and have little clues of the vast region I am talking about?

BlueSky
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