 The reality that you may have delays and that you may be prudent to take provisions with you, the issues of supply and resupply are critical and we've seen instances where there are large amounts of vehicles gathered that they can deplete very, very important supplies in small towns quickly and really we're just appealing to people's common sense to think about the impact of their activities and behaviours on communities that really require the broader community support. They're really the main issues from a QPS perspective. As I said we see this event being sustained for in excess of a week more likely two to three weeks if you factor in recovery and resupply. So with your agreement we'll open to questions. Who's been appointed to a new role? Can you describe what that will entail and have you actually been able to start anything yet considering it's still underway as we speak? Yeah look the appointment to the role of state recovery coordinator is clearly an important one and one that we all take very, very seriously. The role of recovery starts almost as soon as response does as we have to start thinking about getting communities back on foot. With an event of this scale I think the job that I have if we attempt to manage this centrally the task is simply too big for any one organisation or one group to manage. So my job is to try and break that down into manageable chunks and the way we will do that is by working very, very closely with local government. Local government are on the ground, they understand their communities, they understand the key drivers in those. We'll be working with local government to establish local recovery groups where they can look at the key areas of economic recovery, of infrastructure recovery, of the human and social impacts of these events on their communities and also if there are any environmental impacts that have been caused. The job that I guess I have is to pull together the resources of the state government and to start to look across all of those recovery groups and to establish whether there are patterns or issues that we need to be looking at from a whole of government perspective. So if we need to be tweaking some policies or making some amendments to the way that government interacts with the community to ensure that that community can get back on track at the earliest possible time, that will be my job. I guess I've been handed a big set of keys and I'll be using those keys to open the door of various government agencies to get the support that those locals will need to recover from this very, very significant event. Speaking on that, the recovery money that's already been mentioned, the $1 million for the state and the $1 million for the third door, is that anywhere near enough? Well that's been opened by the Premier. More people will be making donations I'm sure and businesses to that group, to that fund and that will be handed to the Red Cross and the Red Cross will make the determination about where the most need is for that fund. They're very experienced at this, they have done this before, they understand and what they will do is prioritize areas of greatest need. I know you mentioned Brock Hampton, the two supermarkets growing under, so we're about to go through them. Yep, that's a very good question. Food supply generally is of growing concern. This morning I've had a telephone hookup with the Retail Association where all the major supermarkets and the independence have come together. Like us, their focus at the moment is on supporting communities. So they've come together and we're talking with them about opening up different supply chains to be able to move food to the north and then use that as a point of distribution into inland. We might have to look at some creative ways of doing that. We may have to look at moving product by sea, by plane. So there's a whole range of planning that's currently going on. We'll be getting back together this afternoon to continue with that planning. I have to say that the cooperation and the commitment that's been shown by the industry has been fantastic. So those towns that are cut off, and is it two things to say, you need people to be donating food as well? Look, we would not encourage people to donate food. What happens is it creates an enormous logistical exercise to start moving things around. So food, clothing, I mean, people are extraordinarily well-meaning and extraordinarily generous, but the best thing to donate is cash and that cash can then go into the fund and find its way to those in most need. How bad is the risk of waterborne disease? Look, it is significant. One of the other things that we'll be doing today is talking to local councils and determining whether we need to provide additional expertise through state government resources to assist councils in both assessing and rectifying damage that might have occurred to water purification and all their sewerage systems. So that offer is there. And if we do need to bring in bottle water, if we do need to bring in water purification, all of those things can form part of the response. Do you know how many regions there are that currently are facing a crisis with water supply? At the moment, Dolby has a direct issue and Ganda has lost some pumps, so we'll be talking with those councils today. I've had no other reports of significant issues, but we will continue to liaise with councils around that. Are we getting a better indication yet of what the damage bill is going to be in the state? No. The water hasn't gone down. We can't inspect roads. And the focus at the moment is on public safety and ensuring that communities are safe and supported. I think the counting of the bill will be something that will be over the coming weeks. The Acting Premier said that it would be more than a billion dollars a week. It will be much more than that moment. Look, I would anticipate. I don't want to put a number on it, but an event at this scale has to cause enormous damage. Is this the biggest event that Queensland did say? Look, it's certainly up there. Different events, they all have a different nature and affect people in different ways. Cyclones obviously do lots of damage to houses and so on. Floods are a bit more insidious and we find enormous damage to roads and that sort of infrastructure. It's a very big event. Is this the biggest challenge for EMQ? It's certainly a big challenge, as they all are, but our people, along with all the others, volunteers, police, fire is a whole range of people. Department of Communities have all come together. The response has been magnificent. What are fatigue levels like for emergency service work? It's nearly been a week now and there hasn't been a letter. Look, we're very conscious of fatigue. People work best when they're fresh and focused. So, fatigue management is something that we look very, very closely at. All of those agencies have appropriate fatigue management in. We put people in on shifts and we rotate people through. So, I've got no concerns at this stage. People are holding up well and I expect that they will continue to do so. I was going to sign with me, Bruce, how I might open up South of Jinjin, but there are a lot of people stuck in there. Please? Look, I don't know. There are specific questions of that nature. We could get back to you, but I don't have any detailed information. Maybe as long as two days. Look, I would hope not, but I don't know, Brett, do you have any? Yes, it's one of those. As Bruce often says, it's a moving feast and waters in the upper catchments often affect levels, so they go up and down. For example, Theodore. We're seeing the river, the Dawson River at Theodore coming off the peak, but it's going to move up over the next two days back to its high because of additional waters coming down the catchment. We're also very, very interested in Jinjin. It is one of the main supply routes and I think the best advice is just to follow 131940. As soon as it's open, it'll be posted and we'll also alert the media as soon as it's open because there's a critical issue of people moving north to south in Queensland. Very, very important message to get out to people to factor road closures and road interruptions into their travel. Thankfully, we have... The Cunningham's Gap has been closed for a number of days. One lane's open now and engineers and others have done a marvellous job there in getting that key route reopened, but we've really... We've done road closures that we're really relying on people to take control of their own travel and make those checks before they commence journeys. Bruce Swissy. Yeah, look, there's a question for local government. They're currently doing that modelling. As I say, they've done that modelling for a 9 metre peak. They will rerun those numbers for a 9.4 and then they will get information to the households that will be affected by that. But would you think... Could it be possible that the damage would be significant? Look, I think a difference of, you know, 400 mills is significant. You know, it can mean the difference between water into the yard and water over the floorboards where, you know, real damage and, you know, discomfort for people starts because coming back into your house after that need electricians to check, you know, all of those things, plus pulling up carpets and so on. So, yeah, that sort of rise is very significant. I did by the experience that you were talking about before. Look, right through. This resupply will occur in the Downs area, right up into Central Queensland, across to the coast. Yeah, the smaller communities are no less important. They are a very, very keen focus for us. I know they probably don't get mentioned as often as some of the bigger towns and so on, but I can assure everyone that as far as the emergency response is concerned, the isolated farmhouse, the very small community, is just as much a focus for emergency services. And we'll, again, be working with local government. They have their lists of people who do get isolated in farms and properties, as well as those small communities, and we'll be working to resupply each of them. It's pretty much staples. So, essentials, it might be canned food, milk, and then things around personal hygiene and any medications that might be needed. So, it's the essentials to keep that community. So, bread, long life milk? Yeah, bread, long life milk, rice, that sort of thing, and tin foods. Fresh fruit and vegetables, obviously, getting fresh fruits is important. How critical was it that you got moving on this this afternoon with the retailers? Oh, look, I think it's very critical. Some of those bigger centres, which require significant volumes of food and groceries to move, may well have become a significant problem. And then moving things in by air is much, much slower and obviously much more expensive. So, getting some early runs on the board with the planning, will enable us to respond before it becomes a critical issue. Look, I would hope that we will have the preliminary planning finished this evening or early tomorrow morning. And part of that planning is can we access all the things we need, containers, boats, et cetera. So, I would anticipate we'll be in a position to move relatively soon after that planning's completed. And that food supply that's looking at thousands of people across the state. You need that food. That's right. Yeah. I mean, with the highways and so on cut at Jinjin, north of Bundaberg can't be accessed from the major distribution centres. And then so many roads are closed to the west that we can't come in from the west. So, we need to find a way to resupply those major centres all the way up to Cairns. So, it would appear at this stage that doing that by C is the best unless we can get those highways open. Okay. Thanks, Lester. Thanks for your patience today too. Chris, just a dumb question. Will you say 15 metres, 9 metres, 8 metres? What exactly is that about? Sorry? Will you say 8 and 9 metres? What is that about?