This page will be updated with information about the club's recovery from the 2011 floods.
Status (near end July): Limited to paddling on the river (this will change when a bit more basic gear becomes available). Membership reopened. Pontoon repair is underway (it is not complete). Many new boats have arrived. Many old boats repaired. Other boats are on order. PFDs have arrived.
We have borrowed a couple of sea kayaks from Queensland Canoeing (Thanks QC!). We are able to do paddling on the river. There is no borrowing of boats (other than local river paddling). Thanks for your patience!
The boat insurance has come through... We have ordered a lot of gear gear and a fair amount has arrived.
Status by discipline
- Flatwater/River paddling
Some new boats arrived. Repaired boats are available.
- Sea kayaking
Many boats available. No spray decks (skirts). No split paddles. Only for use on the river.
- Whitewater
No access. Wivenhoe introductory area is probably out of action. Some boats on order, many have arrived. No spray decks yet.
- Canoe polo
New polobats to arrive soon. No spray decks. No pool available yet - UQ pool is out of action.
Other posts about the floods
Information about
river access and water safety
- There are water quality and human health concerns for
- The Brisbane river - please visit this city council web page and download the spreadsheet that shows the latest enterococci bacteria levels measured at various sites and dates along the river, before making a decision to paddle. Orange is bad, and many areas remain above levels that may have health impacts (particularly around Oxley Creek). Sites to check within ~7 km of the UQ pontoon (Kangaroo point, West End, Regatta Hotel, Green bridge, Tennyson, Pamphlett bridge)
- Oxley Creek (Jan 28) a few km upstream from UQ
- Cabbage Tree Creek (Jan 30) near the Boondall wetlands/Sandgate.
- Brisbane river (Feb 2)
- The following places have been given a clean bill of health
