CAMPBELL Newman has declared he could keep the gates of Wivenhoe Dam open as the southeast braces for days of heavy rainfall.
Mr Newman said some parts of the southeast were expected to receive up to 300mm of rain, which could force more water than initially planned to be dumped from Wivenhoe.
"I believe that there is a likelihood of more water being released," Mr Newman said yesterday following an emergency briefing.
"I don't see it stopping. I actually see a potentially higher discharge rate.
"That again is because we are all trying to make sure that we have the very best position when the rain really does start to come down."
27.1.13
COMMENT: The Premier Campbell Newman is proving very shrewd over this issue. If Anna Bligh and Stephen Robertson had been similarly prepared to stand up to the faceless bureaucrats in Seqwater, the 2011 Brisbane River flood may have been avoided.
