Ipswich landmarks forever changed by 2011 disaster
Premium Content Subscriber only IT WAS the biggest flood the people of Ipswich had seen since 1974, and for some, memories were hazy at best by the time 2011 came around. When the floods hit full steam across Ipswich on the morning of Wednesday January 12, people were already prepared for the worst, but they were still in for a shock. In the few days leading up to the peak, we had already witnessed tragedy in Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley, and with water also being released from a rapidly filling Wivenhoe Dam, it was pretty clear something awful was headed our way.
Source: qt.com.au