Logan City Council switches focus from river peaks to recovery

The council is aware of 59 homes in the City of Logan that were inundated, and this number is likely to climb as crews conduct inspections to determine flood levels.

The Logan and Albert Rivers have reached their peaks.

Around 200 roads across the city remain closed or affected by floodwater, and some of these will be closed for days as safety inspections are conducted.

City of Logan Mayor Darren Power said today's focus for the council was to get into flood-affected suburbs to support impacted residents and business owners.

"This is our community, and we will be doing everything we can to help them," Cr Power said.

"We want to determine exactly how residents and businesses have been affected and what we can do to restore their way of life and day-to-day operations."

The council and its disaster management partners have been resupplying isolated communities, delivering essential supplies and conducting welfare checks on impacted residents.

Cr Power said council, emergency services, and volunteers worked around the clock to support those most impacted.

"I thank them for their tireless work in supporting our community, " he said.

The evacuation centre set up by Logan City Council at inSports Logan Metro Health, Fitness & Events Centre in Crestmead continues to operate and assisted around 30 displaced residents overnight.

The centre, located at 357 Browns Plains Road, provides showers, limited food and drink and beds and blankets.

The evacuation centre is being coordinated by Red Cross, the SES and volunteers and catering is being provided by the Salvation Army.

A temporary place of refuge, offering toilet facilities, power to charge devices or having a tea or coffee break is operational between 7am and 5pm at Beenleigh PCYC, on Alamein Street, Beenleigh.

This facility is not providing overnight accommodation.

Eligible community organisations, schools and social enterprises can apply for up to $5000 from Logan City Council to support community response and recovery efforts.

Flood related applications will be fast-tracked.

More information about Community Response Grants and the online application form can be found at: logan.qld.gov.au/cdf.

Financial assistance is being offered to residents by the State and Federal Governments.

Flood-affected residents are eligible to apply for the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment of $1000 per adult and $400 per eligible child through Services Australia.

Residents can also access financial assistance and support services from the Queensland Government, including Emergency Hardship Assistance grants of up to $180 per person and $900 for a family of five or more.

Grant applications can be made at communityrecovery.qld.gov.au/.

Other flood-related developments and notices since the previous update include:

Division 9 Councillor Scott Bannan also urged residents to make use of the council's customer service line to log road damage and obstructions.

"We know there's a lot of potholes and mess to clear up, but we can't do anything about it unless it's logged," Cr Bannan said.

"If you see something call the council on 3412 3412. We need to log everything."