A FEAR of larger and more frequent flooding has motivated leaders from multiple inundated Gulf shires to travel to Federal Parliament this week to plead for critical support needed to prepare for “the next big one.”
As Doomadgee, Burketown and Normanton begin recovery and repair efforts following record rainfall and more than three months of isolation, their leaders say millions of dollars’ worth of infrastructure upgrades are needed to improve the region’s resilience against natural disasters.
In a joint pitch, Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council CEO Troy Fraser, Burke Shire…
