Grantham (Australia)

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Grantham
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland
Coordinates : 27 ° 35 ′  S , 152 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 27 ° 35 ′  S , 152 ° 12 ′  E
Area : 0.9  km²
Residents : 184 (2016)
Population density : 204 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10)
Postal code : 4347
LGA : Lockyer Valley Region
Grantham (Queensland)
Grantham
Grantham

Grantham is a small town of about 184 residents in the Lockyer Valley of Queensland , Australia . The place is 100 km west of Brisbane , the capital of Queensland, and 31 km from Toowoomba .

Flooding

On January 10, 2011, Grantham was the victim of a major flood disaster, which in Queensland from the end of 2010 to mid-January 2011 also led to considerable destruction in other places. 12 people lost their lives and numerous houses and buildings were destroyed. Almost the entire village was destroyed and razed to the ground by the flash flood. After the flood, several high-ranking politicians visited the community, including Queensland Prime Minister Anna Bligh and Australia's Governor General Quentin Bryce

In May 2011 it was announced that the destroyed parts of the city could be rebuilt at a higher point. A plot of land was made available by the government, where landowners could voluntarily exchange an area of ​​the same size. The government simplified the approval process for the relevant building projects.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Grantham (L) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ Walter Sofronoff: Grantham Floods Commission of Inquiry ( EN ) October 2015.
  3. ↑ Tom Reilly: Death hangs in air as search for bodies starts ( EN ) The Sydney Morning Herald. January 13, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ Tom Threadingham: Power and passion (EN) . In: Gatton, Lockyer and Brisbane Valley Star , APN News & Media Ltd, May 24, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  5. ↑ Georgia Waters: Flooded Queensland town to be relocated (EN) . In: Brisbane Times , Fairfax Media, May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  6. ^ Matt Wordsworth: Flood-ravaged Grantham moves to higher ground ( EN ) In: ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. June 8, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.