The river flooded regularly ... and businesses building on the flood plain. But nothing could prepare Brisbane for the waterlogged events of February 1893, the year of the ‘Great Flood’.

The below flood maps were produced by Brisbane ... that fell in Brisbane in January 1893. As a result, Brisbane experienced ...

The threat of major flooding is a worryingly familiar scenario for Brisbane, a subtropical city of more than 2.5 million people, situated on a river. History tells us Brisbane must remain on high ...