St George QLD - Where is St.George

St.George is a great place to live, work and play.

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March 2010 Flooding events

Balonne Shire Council will be issuing alerts over this period.

For the latest information from the Balonne Shire Council click here.

Contact number for the Evacuation Phone at the Showgrounds 07 4625 5900

Contact number for the Emergency Control Centre is 07 4620 8899

Information on Disaster Relief is available here

Thallon Residents Alert 10th March

Stock Alert - The Balonne River exceeded 13.39m at St.George on Saturday 6th March.Graziers are warned to move livestock to higher ground or to seek help in gaining access to higher country via the Stock Inspector or Shire Council. More rain expected in the coming days.

The Moonie River is again rapidly rising north of Nindigully on Tuesday 9th February.

News Releases available on this link - click here.

Balonne Shire Road Report 10/03/10 - click here

All roads are closed and traffic is advised not to enter roads that are under water, Do not assume a safe surface as some sections of roads have been washed away. Bear in mind - insurance policies may not cover incidents occurring on closed roads.

Further Road Reports can be gained from:

RACQ www.racq.com.au and Bureau of Meteorology www.bom.gov.au

Well wishes and thoughts received

Photos of the Balonne River flooding - click here
This includes Sally Rigney's now "World Famous" slideshow.

Photos of the Moonie River Floods - Click here

Photos from Di Pain in St.George and links to further photos above these:

Send in "Photographs of your Flood" to stgeorge_qld@bigpond.com for sharing amongst the viewers. Give a brief description/location/date.

Our rural town is 500 kms inland of Brisbane, situated on the Balonne River in southern Queensland . The district has a population of 3,800 people. A strong sense of community is exhibited in the small towns surrounding St.George. Beautiful gardens, streetscapes and river walkways feature in the town.

Every visitors "must do" activity is the riverside walk. It can be entered from many points along the The Terrace with a cement footpath, river gums, landscaping and birdlife. Especially picturesque on Sunrise and Sunset.

Our weather - Mostly it's sunny, with an annual rainfall of 516 mm.

You can expect hot summers (34.2 + degrees) and cold winters (5.5 - degrees) and mostly crisp clean days. The night skies are an astronomers dream with a brilliant array of stars including the Southern Cross and the Milky Way.

A variety of education and health services are available. These include childcare centres, preschools, primary schools, high school and skill centre. Health services include three medical centres, hospital, allied health services, specialist visits, healthy ageing program, home and community care and retirement village.

A full range of lifestyle and sporting activities are available. Team sports - football of various codes and netball, as well as many individual sports such as tennis, golf and campdrafting are available.

Click here - For travel directions to St.George.

Click here - For information about St.George.

Click here - For maps.

Click here - For a snapshot on our history.

You will find more information at the Visitor Information Centre, situated midway through town along the river, on The Terrace or phone 07 4620 8877. Staff and volunteers are only too willing to answer your questions. Ample parking for caravans and a disabled access toilet are both situated at the VIC.

Contact email: stgeorge_qld@bigpond.com