It was a miracle no one was hurt

By Alistair Gray

The waterfront the morning after the storm just before the council team arrived to clear the debris from the fallen tree.

Normally packed with visitors and cars belonging to the nearby Bribie Bowls Club members, it was a miracle no one was hurt when suddenly the weather changed on Sunday March 12.

The Bribie waterfront was hit with heavy rain and high winds strong enough to bring down one of the glorious old shade trees that are a feature along Welsby Parade and the Bongaree waterfront.

The area was a total mess with branches everywhere. Within hours a team from the Moreton Bay Regional Council was on the job cleaning up and today you wouldn’t even know the peace of our waterfront had so abruptly been disturbed.