PCYC and others open their doors as motels reach capacity, with motorists stuck and flash flooding possible for next 24 hours
as flooding isolates towns and cuts off roads including the Bruce Highway, leaving motorists stranded.
PCYC manager sergeant Michelle O’Regan said those seeking refuge at the Bowen centre had been “inundated by care, compassion and love” from the community.That said, she urged people not to drive until the rains had eased. Bowen motel owner Simon Cross said he’d had one room booked on Sunday and was looking forward to a quiet day when he went to work that morning.
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