Queensland Floods

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NRL & QRL donate $100K to flood affected clubs

The National Rugby League and Queensland Rugby League have today joined forces to donate $100,000 to support the rebuilding of grass-roots Rugby League clubs devastated by flooding throughout Queensland.

NRL Chief Executive, Mr David Gallop, and QRL Managing Director, Mr Ross Livermore, today announced the funding package to assist grass-roots clubs to repair or replace facilities and equipment either destroyed or damaged by the flooding.

?Rugby League is part of the fabric of many of the communities affected by this disaster and it?s important that we help these clubs in the rebuilding process,? Mr Gallop said today.

?While this funding will assist grass-roots clubs, I would certainly encourage Rugby League fans to give generously to the appeals being held for the families in affected areas so they can begin to rebuild their lives.?

Mr Livermore added: ?The way the people in these communities have responded to this disaster is inspiring.

?Rugby League has a special connection with Queenslanders and we want to do what we can to help any affected clubs get back on their feet.?

Grass-roots Rugby League clubs affected by the disaster are asked to contact their QRL Division Manager for assistance, with the QRL to administer the allocation of funds to clubs in need.

Source: http://www.nrl.com

[onlooker]

Good work NRL and obviously QRL.

I bet when the next time some ill informed idiot starts having a go at the organisations that run our game they will conveniently forget all the good as well as this those organisations do.

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Broncos Donate $25,000 to QLD Flood Appeal

The NRMA Insurance Broncos have dug in for the flood victims with captain Darren Lockyer handing over a $25,000 donation to the appeal on television last night.

Lockyer, Justin Hodges, Dane Carlaw and Ben Hunt were all present for the Channel 9 telethon last night as over $11 million dollars was raised.

Hodges, Carlaw and Hunt all spent the night answering phones and taking donations at the Queensland Government?s call centre at Zillmere.

New Broncos? chief executive Paul White, who has family that live in the flood flashpoint of Rockhampton, also joined the players at the call centre.

Meanwhile Lockyer joined a host of celebrities on stage and handed over a $25,000 donation to the appeal on behalf of the Brisbane Broncos.

The Broncos will play a trial match at Rockhampton?s Browne Park on February 19 that will also help lift the spirits of the town

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The pictures and videos coming out of effected regions are absolutely heartbreaking and terrorfying. My thoughts are to the victims.

And to the rest of the state, stay alert and stay safe.

Then we rebuild...

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How is everyone holding up?

My area is luckily unaffected for now. And it seems most of my friends and family are doing ok.

Worried about my girlfriend in the city, mgiht bail her out.

Just stocked up on supplies.

I know the shops in the city are shut and other shops around Brissie are being picked clean.

[Ryan]

My town is about the only one in CQ that hasn't been flooded, but people from all directions are raiding our grocery stores cause they cant get to their own. Add to that, the chain of supply is already restricted as is. While the shelves are empty for the local citizens, the shop owners aren't complaining - business is booming!

[TITAN PETE]

My town is about the only one in CQ that hasn't been flooded, but people from all directions are raiding our grocery stores cause they cant get to their own. Add to that, the chain of supply is already restricted as is. While the shelves are empty for the local citizens, the shop owners aren't complaining - business is booming!

Thats the 1 good thing that will come out of this disaster , many businesses that may have been struggling will now have an enormous amount of work heading their way , Builders,Carpet Layers,Landscaping,car repairs etc,etc,etc & the list will go on & that will have a flow on effect with everyone , the State will rebuild & the economy will boom , hopefully :salute:

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Cullen to help NRL assist flood victims

AAP Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:54:59
Former Brisbane Broncos chief executive Bruno Cullen has been recruited by the NRL to co-ordinate further fund-raising and assistance packages to flood victims in both Queensland and NSW.

Cullen started as Broncos CEO in 2003, before resigning at the end of last season.

The respected administrator has been involved with the Brisbane club since 1989 and has a close affinity with the city which has been left devastated under the deluge of water.

The NRL began their aid on January 6 when they partnered the QRL in donating $100,000 to assistance programmes. Individual clubs have also announced fund-raising measures and direct community assistance in sending players to work in local clean-ups.

League chief executive David Gallop says the need for support will be ongoing and the NRL will work with government and community authorities to be there for the long road ahead.

"This is part of a long-term commitment," said Gallop.

"Rugby league is a major part of these communities and the need of those communities is being felt across the game.

"It requires a structured response and the NRL has enlisted the services of Bruno to co-ordinate a game-wide approach that compliments the government and community priorities."

Cullen said on Thursday he would work with the clubs, the NRL and the leagues to ensure that the good intentions of all parties could be harnessed to ease the pain many are feeling as the crisis continues.

"As bad as it is at the moment, we still do not know how devastating the final outcome will be," he said.

"There are many ways the game can help and certainly fund-raising plays a big role, but we need to go well beyond that in helping people rebuild communities as well as homes and businesses.

"We will need to work in with both the authorities and the communities themselves.

"Making sure that kids still have the chance to play footy, that they can support their local teams and see that their NRL heroes are playing for them isimportant as well.

"It's just as important that the NRL players whose own families are affected know that they are contributing.

"Already it's great to see clubs getting in from the start and hopefully we can coordinate things in a way that means we are creating opportunities over the long haul."

[Ryan]

Thats the 1 good thing that will come out of this disaster , many businesses that may have been struggling will now have an enormous amount of work heading their way , Builders,Carpet Layers,Landscaping,car repairs etc,etc,etc & the list will go on & that will have a flow on effect with everyone , the State will rebuild & the economy will boom , hopefully :salute:

No, no, no, no, no - If the economy is booming, it'll be due to the extraordinary efforts of Captain Blight! - Sorry, just a vision into the next election campaign :rolleyes:

Apparently my humble town made the national news last night, thanks to the brawls at the local supermarkets. Now we have a cop stationed in every isle......

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Keep us posted how things go up north mate, hope everything is well.

[Ryan]

Keep us posted how things go up north mate, hope everything is well.

Things aren't that bad up here - apart from Rockhampton. But everyone seems to have accepted what has happened there and are just waiting for the water to go, after all they had about a weeks notice that it was coming. My town has had some rain, but no flooding to any extent in town or over our highways. It's just the dumbass' in the region that are panicking for no reason.

Groceries - There is an unfounded assumption that the grocery stores are about to shut down because they can't get supplies. So everyone is buying 2-3 times more than they need(or usually get), which leaves f-all on the shelves for everyone else - which of course in turn only fuels the panic of running out of groceries even more. So the people who are going in and buying ridiculous amounts of the essentials (fresh milk & bread) seem to be causing fights - thus the embarrassing situation of needing police officers supervising our grocery stores :nope:

Fuel - There is an even dumber assumption that this little town is going to run out of fuel - despite the fact that our port actually imports alot of the fuel for QLD, and has not been affected by the weather :duh2:
So there has been massive line-ups at every service station in a rush to fuel up not only there cars, but every jerry can they can find....

All in all - The biggest threat up here is the abundance of f-wits who don't have the brain capacity to rationalise the events happening in our region. Once again, this town has not been affected by flooding at all. We are just getting a few extra shoppers in town who cant access the shops in Rockhampton.

[TITAN PETE]

Things aren't that bad up here - apart from Rockhampton. But everyone seems to have accepted what has happened there and are just waiting for the water to go, after all they had about a weeks notice that it was coming. My town has had some rain, but no flooding to any extent in town or over our highways. It's just the dumbass' in the region that are panicking for no reason.

Groceries - There is an unfounded assumption that the grocery stores are about to shut down because they can't get supplies. So everyone is buying 2-3 times more than they need(or usually get), which leaves f-all on the shelves for everyone else - which of course in turn only fuels the panic of running out of groceries even more. So the people who are going in and buying ridiculous amounts of the essentials (fresh milk & bread) seem to be causing fights - thus the embarrassing situation of needing police officers supervising our grocery stores :nope:

Fuel - There is an even dumber assumption that this little town is going to run out of fuel - despite the fact that our port actually imports alot of the fuel for QLD, and has not been affected by the weather :duh2:
So there has been massive line-ups at every service station in a rush to fuel up not only there cars, but every jerry can they can find....

All in all - The biggest threat up here is the abundance of f-wits who don't have the brain capacity to rationalise the events happening in our region. Once again, this town has not been affected by flooding at all. We are just getting a few extra shoppers in town who cant access the shops in Rockhampton.

Mate u may have to blame Hollywood for the panic buying :helpme: :rolf:

[Cowboy Titan]

For those Maccas fans out there - stock is running out as I'm told their distribution centre went under and they also can't get supplies up from Sydney. The Upper Coomera store closes tomorrow morning until further notice.

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Free public transport until 21 January 2011

Dear customers,

We wish to advise that from today (Friday 14 January) until Friday 21 January 2011, the State Government is providing free public transport in South East Queensland to help with the initial flood recovery.

We understand that many of you may have not a car due to the recent floods. By making travel on the network free for eight days we are aiming to keep unnecessary cars off the road, while also helping people get to key locations such as shopping centres, and help others if needed.

The free travel applies to all bus, train and Ipswich FlexiLink services on the TransLink network. This also includes free travel on Airtrain services to Brisbane’s Airports. Unfortunately, ferry services are not operating until further notice.

Travel will continue to be free until the last service on Friday 21 January.
You will not need to use your go card during this period. You DO NOT need to touch on and off. You just need to board your service.

We thank you for your patience during this difficult time as we rebuild our public transport network.

More information about free travel on all TransLink services.

Please continue to check the TransLink website for the latest travel information.


Your sincerely

Peter Strachan
Chief Executive Officer
TransLink

Source: http://www.translink.com.au

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Here is what you need to know in Queensland's big clean-up - and how you help

VOLUNTEERS will be able to take part in Brisbane's flood clean-up from Saturday by registering at one of four council centres.

Buses will be used to take the volunteers to the worst affected areas from 7.30am.

Registration will be open from 7am.

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has asked people who go to the centres to be self-sufficient and bring shovels and brooms.

Volunteers should also wear long shirts, pants, a hat, bring sunscreen and mosquito repellent and have enough food and water to last them through a four or eight hour shift.

To register, go to the main foyer of the Boondall Entertainment Centre, the main gate of the Doomben Race Course, the auditorium at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens or the MacGregor State High School auditorium.

Cr Newman also unveiled a battle plan for the city's flood victims to begin the huge task of cleaning up, but they are guidelines all Queenslanders can use to repair their damaged homes.

Cr Newman had several tips for people going back into flood-ravaged homes.

- Seek out precious items like jewellery that might have been forgotten during the evacuation to make sure it is not thrown out.

- Bag up and take out all perishable food out. Brisbane City Council will be providing skips for that in affected suburbs over the next one to three days.

- Decide what furniture you want to save and take the rest out to the pavement. Pile it up there and take a digital record for insurance purposes.

- Finally, start to clean the place out from the top down.

The Courier-Mail has compiled its own guide to the clean up process. It has advice on areas of concern for flood victims such as money, insurance, drinking water, power, roads and the availability of fresh food.

There is also advice and contact numbers for people looking for ways to help their fellow Queenslanders, either through donations or volunteer work.

Health concerns - Dr Jeanette Young, Queensland's Chief Health Officer, said there were several things to remember for flooded residents to avoid health problems.

- Flood water could be dirty or toxic, so where possible stay out of the water.

- Residents need to try to get rid of stagnant water; throw away perishable goods if the power supply has been off for more than 24 hours; and immediately throw away any food that has come into contact with river or flood water.

If you are looking to help, cash donations are still needed to help sustain the many flood victims forced out of their homes.

Volunteers helping out everywhere, but generally more resources and equipment are needed than people. How you can help.

In the Grantham area and Lockyer Valley, there is an urgent need for clean drinking water, as well as heavy machinery to assist with the clean up of devastated areas.

Cr Newman said Brisbane will be divided into five zones for the clean-up.

Power will be restored to the area once roads are cleared.

Rallying points will be set up from Saturday where volunteers can sign up and will be directed to areas where they can help out.

Sludge sticking to concrete around the city will be tough to move but Cr Newman said residents should resist the temptation to use fire hoses.

Flood-affected Brisbane residents and business will be able access $100 payments and rebates to assist in the clean-up efforts.

Cr Newman said food waste would be the first in a round of disposals.

About 25,000 residents in Brisbane's west have been sitting in the dark overnight in flooded homes with no food, power or running water - but relief is in sight.

The suburbs of Bellbowrie, Moggill, Pullenvale, Karana Downs and Mt Crosby have become isolated by floodwaters.

Essential food supplies, baby formula, nappies and pet food will bring some relief for residents in Brisbane's western suburbs for the first time today.

Queensland Police and the Australian Defence Force will deliver essential supplies to the isolated community of Bellbowrie from 8am today.

The supplies will be available from the evacuation centre at Moggill Uniting Church at the corner of Moggill Rd and Kangaroo Gully Rd.

Source: http://www.couriermail.com.au

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Reeling clubs put seasons on hold

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LONG CLEAN-UP: Tom Lyne (right) and son Timothy (left) at the Souths Cricket Club, Yeronga, which was submerged up to the roof. Picture: Suzanna Clarke Source: The Courier-Mail

THE Queensland flood crisis has devastated grassroots sports clubs which now face an uncertain future with grounds and clubhouses flooded, often without the safety net of financial backing or insurance.

While dramatic images of a flooded Suncorp Stadium were a poignant portrait of a sporting industry in trouble, there are hundreds of clubs that have been left on their knees by the floods and may take months to recover.

The clubrooms and fields of the South Brisbane cricket club at Fairfield were submerged under metres of water, with officials visiting in canoes yesterday to survey the damage and destruction. Historic photos are lost forever, heavy machinery ruined and the clubhouse badly damaged.

Queensland batting legend and Souths cricket stalwart Sam Trimble could hardly believe his eyes. Vice-president Tom Lyne said the club faced an enormous battle to recover.

''We couldn't get insurance because we were in the 1974 flood zone ... a little while ago we spent $120,000 renovating the clubhouse and that has now been completely stripped. We will have to start again,'' Lyne said.

''The mud is almost 1m deep. We are going to get working bees coming in with shovels and wheelbarrows to try to clean up.

''We got the honour board out of the clubhouse before the floods and saved the bowling machine, which we walked out, but we have lost plenty of other things.

''We obviously won't have grounds to play on for many weeks but that is just the start of our problems.''

Queensland sports stars continued their terrific work to help out the flood crisis victims yesterday, with Brisbane Lions AFL and Brisbane Roar football stars turning up at evacuation centres to donate clothes and lend a hand.
Queensland Bulls and Queensland Fire cricketers were also out in the community, firstly helping former Test batsman Martin Love whose house at Fairfield went under water, and then offering a hand to anyone who needed it.

In times of trouble, Australians often turn to their favourite sporting pastime but that is going to be tough is some areas of the state where sport may not be possible for as long as six months.

Netball Queensland chief executive Cameron O'Hara said courts in Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Ipswich and parts of Brisbane had been inundated.

He said places such as Bundaberg, which had suffered a double drenching, were already discussing delaying the start of their season by three to six months in order to clean up and recover.

''The effect that it has on the sport, which has the highest participation rate in the country, as a whole will be huge and the flow-on effect will essentially be national,'' O'Hara said.

Rowing Queensland high-performance manager Chad King said the floods had highlighted Brisbane's need for specialist rowing facility not connected to the Brisbane River.

Almost every rowing shed in Bundaberg, Rockhampton and Brisbane had been inundated, with every launching pontoon (with a replacement cost of $250,000) destroyed or washed away.

King said that, with the polluted and debris-laden river now out of action for at least a month, the state's top rowers were madly scrambling to find alternate rowing venues ahead of national championships and World Cup trials in March.

Brisbane Second Division rugby league chairman Mick Tierney said that several clubhouses and fields across the city had been damaged by the floodwaters, with Brothers St Brendan's at Rocklea being one of the worst-hit.

''The water went into the top floor of the clubhouse, by about (40cm), although that was considerably less than the 1974 flood when all that was left showing was the rooftop,'' Tierney said.

''I haven't received formal reports yet but I understand clubs such as Graceville and Mt Gravatt also have been severely affected.''

The Brisbane Referees clubhouse and its training facilities at O'Grady Park, Fairfield, were inundated, but Souths Leagues Club on the river at Davies Park, West End, escaped unscathed.

''The water came up, into the carpark, and there was some on the playing fields, but we consider ourselves very lucky,'' said Souths chief executive Jim McClelland.

However, nearby houses and businesses were not so lucky, with McClelland joining other rugby league volunteers in the clean-up.

''There must be 400 people here helping, including some Gold Coast Titans players,'' McClelland said.

Easts Leagues Club at Stones Corner moved hundreds of poker machines to higher ground under armed guard.

But the floodwaters from nearby Norman Creek covered the Langlands Park playing surface without coming into the clubhouse.

Several bowls clubs around Brisbane face long hauls back to full operation, including Goodna, Toowong and Jindalee.

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NRL stars set to pitch in

DESPERATE to help the game’s heartland, National Rugby League stars will visit the ruins of Ipswich next week to help residents clean their worm-riddled and mud infected suburbs.

The Parramatta Eels and the Gold Coast Titans will send dozens of players to the city on Tuesday to get their hands dirty in flood-ravaged homes.

While the Sydney Roosters’ players and staff have already donated thousands of dollars to help Ipswich Junior Rugby League clubs return to their former glory.

They have also put a formal request out to their fans to help donate to the Ipswich region.

And there’s an enormous job ahead, one which will cost more than $100 million.

Ipswich’s sports clubs and grounds lay destroyed today.

Brothers and Fassifern were the only IRL clubs that were left dry this week.

While soccer, cricket and rugby grounds are weeks away from resembling nromality.

Yesterday, more than 60 players from the Ipswich Jets club cleaned the Norths Junior Rugby League club house and grounds.

Norths, which backs onto the Bremer River, was detroyed in this week’s 19.5 metre flood.

“We’ve got most of our three teams out helping whoever needs it and it’s the least we can do,” Jets Chief Executive Brad Wolens said.

“We spotted some elderley ladies struggling to get rubbish into a skip on the way to Norths, we stopped and got all the boys out to help them finish the job.”

Wolens said the Eels and Titans were heart broken watching Ipswich sink on national television.

“Both clubs called me this week and said they would send a bunch of their boys to help clean up,” Wolens said.

“Both teams will be up here on Tuesday and we will send them out in groups to different suburbs.

“They want to do anything they can to help.

“We hope that by them being in those suburbs Ipswich people will come along to meet them and also help clean up.

“The only problem we have at the moment is there are not enough skips, “All the big bins were washed away so we need utes to help carry the rubbish.”

The Ipswich Knights soccer club was also ruined, completely submerged.

North Ipswich Reserve was not affected nor were the hockey or rugby league fields at Briggs Road.

The cricket season in Ipswich has already been severely affected by rain and it will be two weeks before another game of cricket is played in the city.

Meanwhile, Australian cricket star and former Ipswich Grammar School student Shane Watson will also help clean up Ipswich.

After starring for Australia in its narrow T20 loss to England earlier this week, Watson pledged to return to his hometown to help.

“It’s really for me, personally, put things in perspective, exactly what cricket means, what life means, with all the devastation ... at home in my home town, Ipswich," he said after a herculean effort for Australia at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday night.

“I’m going to be doing everything I can to get back there as soon as I possibly can to help out.”

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Roar forced to hit the road

The statue of former rugby league star Wally Lewis fitted out with water wings, a scuba mask and a snorkel outside Suncorp Stadium on January 12. Photo: AP/Brad M****llos


Runaway A-League leaders Brisbane Roar must become football's nomads with fears water-logged Suncorp Stadium will be off-limits for a month.

Hopes Queensland's premier football venue, which resembled a swimming pool this week, would bounce back quickly from the state's flood crisis have disappeared, forcing the Roar to look for alternate venues.

Gold Coast's Skilled Park, Queensland Sports and Athletic Centre (the former ANZ stadium), Ballymore and Toowoomba's Clive Burghofer Stadium are all in the mix to host the club's final four home games.

While the full damage is yet to be assessed, Queensland sports minister Phil Reeves and Roar chairman Chris Bombolas both admitted it may take until the A-League play-offs, starting February 18, for Suncorp to be re-opened.

The floodwaters receded below the surface on Friday, but areas under the stadium are still submerged and there are structural concerns as well as associated problems with the venue's electronics.

It's the second time in 37 years Brisbane's traditional football home has gone under, but Reeves was adamant Suncorp would recover much better and quicker than the old Lang Park did in the 1974 flood.

He was confident it will be ready for the A-League finals and the start of the NRL and Super Rugby seasons, beginning with the Queensland Reds' opening round clash against the Western Force on February 20.

"It's important we try to return Suncorp Stadium to its 100 per cent glory," Reeves told AAP.

"We're very hopeful it will be ready for the football seasons but we also have the Roar and we want to do everything we can do to assist them.

"Sporting stadiums are no doubt very important but we also need perspective.

"As a government our priority is getting people back into their homes and businesses."

The Roar, who hold a 10-point lead at the top of the A-League ladder, were to host Wellington this Sunday but flooding saw it postponed until January 26.

Bombolas gave the 52,500-seat stadium no chance of holding that fixture, nor the ensuing game against Melbourne Heart, set to be moved back two days from January 28 to allow the team extra recovery time.

Not interested in cancelling the matches and splitting the points, he said Skilled Park was the most likely alternative venue, but QSAC could also host games once it is no longer required as an evacuation centre.

Bombolas was keen to see the Roar's February 5 clash with North Queensland shifted to Toowoomba to aid flood relief for the Darling Downs and Lockyer Valley.

The Roar are also desperate to have Suncorp re-opened for a blockbuster February 12 match against Gold Coast with early plans being made for a flood relief encounter.

"That would be the one you would really hope could be back at Suncorp," Bombolas said. "That could be a call to arms."

Reeves said 75 per cent of Queensland's sports grounds and facilities had been badly affected by the flood crisis.

Among those requiring a massive clean-up and recovery effort is the Queensland Tennis Centre, which only last week hosted the highly-successful Brisbane International.

The centre's roofed 5,000-seat showpiece, Pat Rafter Arena, had water over the top of the central umpires chair while the expensive grass and clay practice courts were also submerged and damaged.

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Tedder Ave bash boosts flood appeal

TEDDER Avenue was transformed into a pumped-up, star-studded party that not only attracted a crowd of thousands, but raised close to $1 million for flood victims on Friday night.

The Mates in Need Street Party at Main Beach had such an overwhelming response from the community it baffled event brainchild Katie Page-Harvey.

It was just last week the idea of a street party was conceived, but on Friday the street was filled with entertainers, singers and food stalls.

Myer and Harvey Norman kicked off the fundraiser with a $750,000 donation but more money will be tallied over the weekend.

Mrs Page-Harvey, husband Gerry Harvey and models Jess Hart, Rebecca Twigley and Laura Dundovic all worked the crowd collecting donations for the Queensland Flood Relief Appeal.

Mrs Page-Harvey, who grew up in St George and Rockhampton and lived in Brisbane during the 1974 flood, said watching the horrific events of the past week bought back so many memories she wanted to help.

''People need cash,'' she said.

''They have no idea what they are going to come home to: mud up the walls, everything ruined and a stench that lingers for such a long time after the water recedes.''

Former Miss Universe Australia Laura Dundovic, one of many celebrities mingling at the street party, said what happened with the floods had been tragic but it was the clean up and ongoing effects that would be the hardest to deal with.

''I will do anything to help get everyone back to living their normal lives,'' she said.

''Whole towns are a mess when that is all better, that's when we can stop fundraising.''

The face of Magic Millions Jess Hart said she would continue fundraising at the big race day.

''Our aim is to raise a magic million,'' she said.

''I've been so caught up in the floods that I've barely had any time to even think about the races.''

Other celebrities to make an appearance were V8 supercar driver James Courtney, Dannii Minogue's boyfriend Chris Smith, Gold Coast Suns and Titans players and stars from Channel Nine show Sea Patrol.

Paris Findley, one of the Gold Coasters whose use of social networking site Facebook to spread the word of the event to 15,000 people, said it felt very rewarding to have helped in some way.

DG3 director and event organiser David Grant said he was humbled by the amount of people who donated their time and services to last night's event.

''This is a sexy precinct; I wish we had something like this in Sydney,'' he said.

''The community should do this more often.''

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