WHEN the rain starts to tumble in the Scenic Rim Christine Hunt begins to tremble.
The Tamborine Village resident knows there will be every chance she’ll be cut off with her home surrounded by floodwaters for days.
“In the past nine years I have started to accept it, but it is annoying when you find your community has become an island,” she said.
“The heavy rainfall from ex-Cyclone Alfred guaranteed I’d be in trouble once again and on Friday I lost power, while on Saturday I was isolated.”
The flooding rains and power loss added to a miserable few weeks for Christine who lives alone with her three French Bulldogs.
“I was diagnosed with Covid the other week and I have felt miserable, so having to prepare for the rain was a tough ask,” she said.
“I got some fuel for my generator, but after just a few days I was running low and with no power guarantees coming from Energex I was getting a little worried.”
Deciding to bite the bullet she drove her car up to Creamer Road to see if the water had fallen to let her get across, but was soon disappointed.
“That’s when I met the Beadle Boys who were helping people with the use of their tinny,” Christine said.
“They soon had me loaded up with my petrol containers and across the water towards Tamborine Village.
“On the other side Sebastian Whiddett and his family offered to help and they drove me down to the Shell petrol station where I filled the containers.
“When we returned the boys were waiting and they got me back across safe and sound.”
Christine was so grateful for the assistance she put up a post on the local community Facebook praising the boys and Sebastian for coming to her aid.
The boy’s mum, Angela Beadle, said that every time it flooded in the area her lads would get the tinny out and go out to help locals.
She thanked Christine for praising her sons saying that even though they were always helping out few had ever recognised them for their efforts.
“We stick together up here in the Village and when someone is in need of help there is always someone there to lend a hand, it’s what I like about living in the area,” Christine said.
