Queensland Floods

As many readers would know, a large part of the state of Queensland was recently flooded. Many of you would have seen images of these and the Brisbane CBD floods on the news. Although the Storman office & staff members’ homes were safe, thousands Queensland residents weren’t so lucky; with many homes & possessions completely destroyed.

In terms of the Self Storage industry, we were made aware of a number of facilities that were affected by flooding and have been on hand to assist them in getting back up and running in terms of their computer systems & software.

We wish to thank everyone who emailed us wishing us well & offering support when Storman staff were working from home or friends’ places to keep things running for everyone.

 

Messages of Support from our Clients

Thank you to everyone who sent us an email or gave us a call to wish our staff support during the floods. We received too many to post, but here are a few of the messages we received…

Thoughts and best wishes to you all. So sorry there is nothing we can do but give and feel for you all. This to me is not sufficient, but would like to let you know that our thoughts and prayers are with you all. All I can wish is that our thoughts and prayers for you all can give you the strength to get through this chapter of nature. Stay Safe and Take Care.

– Jan at Glenelg Self Storage

 

Thanks for the update and all your great work for all of us. We are thankfully high and dry but our thoughts go to other facilities who have not been so lucky. Keep up the good work!

– Col and Kris at Deception Bay Storage

 

Our thoughts are with you during this time. Hope you and yours are all safe, and not much damage sustained.

– Dawn, Tim & Terry at Storage King Mitcham

 

Kia Ora Storman Team. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to all those who are affected by the devastating flooding over such a large area. Hopefully the water recedes and the cleanup can get underway promptly. Kindest thoughts,

– The team at Storage King Newtown

 

Hi from the other side of the world. I see the devastation of the Queensland floods on TV all over the world as I travel. It looks terrible down there. Hang in there guys! With kindest thoughts and best wishes,

– Spinner at Gulf Storage LLC

 

Hi to all in Brisbane. Hope you guys are all okay; everybody in Perth office is thinking about you and hoping you and yours are all safe. Do take care and when you are able we would love to hear that everybody is ok and how you are coping with this terrible tragedy. We cannot begin to imagine what every one is going through. All the best guys take care.

– Norma O’Hara & the team at Koala Self Storage

 

Take care of yourselves guys. Thinking of you all.

– The team at Warrigal Road Self Storage

 

I grew up in Brisbane and experienced the 74 floods so our thoughts are with you all up there from here on the Central Coast.

– Meegan & the team at Storage King West Gosford

 

We thank you for everything and wish you all our love & affection for cleaning up both your office base and all your homes and communities.

– Davina & the team at Shenton Storage

 

Local photos

We have included a number of photos below; some of the local area (near the Storman office in South Brisbane) & others near staff members’ homes…

Floodwaters in Bulimba
Floodwaters in Bulimba

 

A lady securing and moving her two chickens (of all things) in Bulimba
A lady securing and moving her two chickens (of all things) in Bulimba

 

Royal in the Park hotel, Brisbane City (photo by Bash Isai)
Royal in the Park hotel, Brisbane City (photo by Bash Isai)

 

The 'Go-Between Bridge' in Milton (photo by Bash Isai)
The ‘Go-Between Bridge’ in Milton (photo by Bash Isai)

 

Paul's Milk factory in South Brisbane / West End (photo by Bash Isai)
Paul’s Milk factory in South Brisbane / West End (photo by Bash Isai)

 

Merivale & Melbourne Streets, South Brisbane (the StorMan office is 30m behind the photographer)
Merivale & Melbourne Streets, South Brisbane (the Storman office is 30m behind the photographer)

 

Merivale & Melbourne Streets, South Brisbane (the StorMan office is 30m behind the photographer)
Merivale & Melbourne Streets, South Brisbane (the Storman office is 30m behind the photographer)

 

Merivale & Melbourne Streets, South Brisbane (the StorMan office is 30m behind the photographer)
Merivale & Melbourne Streets, South Brisbane (the Storman office is 30m behind the photographer)

 

Flooding in Bulimba
Flooding in Bulimba

 

Flooding in Bulimba
Flooding in Bulimba

 

Flooding in Bulimba
Flooding in Bulimba

 

Water creeping up through the river-connected drains, taking many locals by surprise (in Bulimba)
Water creeping up through the river-connected drains, taking many locals by surprise (in Bulimba)

 

The Brisbane River, near Bulimba (the day before the "big peak")
The Brisbane River, near Bulimba (the day before the “big peak”)

 

Flooding in Bulimba
Flooding in Bulimba

 

That’s all for now; I’ll update this post with additional photos here as we receive them. Oh – and feel free to leave me a comment below.