Media Release
Ipswich City
Councillor Paul Tully
Maurice Blackburn class action announcement backed by flood victims
Maurice Blackburn class action announcement backed by flood victims
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| Cr Paul Tully |
Flood victims in the Ipswich suburb of Goodna are backing today's announcement
of the Maurice Blackburn class action against the state government.
Goodna was the hardest hit suburb in southeast Queensland in January 2011 with 600 flood-affected properties.
Local councillor Paul Tully who lost his family home in the flood described today's announcement as a "major ray of hope for all flood victims".
Cr Tully urgent flood victims across Ipswich and Brisbane to sign up by the end of February 2014 for the class action.
"This is an opportunity for residents and business owners to be compensated for their losses caused by the mismanagement of the Wivenhoe Dam in 2011."
Cr Tully called on the state government to enter negotiations in good faith for a settlement of the class action without the need for an expensive legal trial.
"The state government must act as a model litigant to ensure all flood victims are fairly compensated for their losses," Cr Tully said.
Goodna was the hardest hit suburb in southeast Queensland in January 2011 with 600 flood-affected properties.
Local councillor Paul Tully who lost his family home in the flood described today's announcement as a "major ray of hope for all flood victims".
Cr Tully urgent flood victims across Ipswich and Brisbane to sign up by the end of February 2014 for the class action.
"This is an opportunity for residents and business owners to be compensated for their losses caused by the mismanagement of the Wivenhoe Dam in 2011."
Cr Tully called on the state government to enter negotiations in good faith for a settlement of the class action without the need for an expensive legal trial.
"The state government must act as a model litigant to ensure all flood victims are fairly compensated for their losses," Cr Tully said.
