Storm update for the City of Logan
Recovery efforts continue across the City of Logan following this week’s storms.
As of 2.15pm, 6029 customers remained without power across the City.
Energex has today released a restoration plan for all impacted homes and businesses. It has committed to restoring supply to 80 percent of all storm impacted customers by Saturday evening and all customers will have access to a combination of generation and network supply by New Year’s Eve.
Additional key information for community includes:
- Personal Hardship Assistance Grants are available to Logan residents impacted by this week’s storms. The grants are funded as part of joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. Residents can check their eligibility by visiting: Disaster recovery support | Community support | Queensland Government
- Council’s Disaster Dashboard is regularly updated and is the best place for the community to seek information on impacted roads. For the latest information visit Disaster Dashboard
- Road debris and road closures can be reported to Council on 3412 3412. All non-urgent requests can be reported on our website Logan City Council
- With temperatures expected to reach 37 degrees tomorrow, Council is urging residents to follow Queensland Health advice
- Council has made the Mount Warren Sports and Fitness Centre and the Metro Sports and Event Centre available for residents who remain without power. The centres will be open until 9:00pm today and from 7:00am to 9:00pm tomorrow, with the community able to access facilities including electricity and showers
- Council’s waste contractor Cleanaway has advised some bins may not be collected as scheduled due to storm damage blocking access to some streets. If safe to do so, please leave your bin kerbside and it will be collected as soon as possible
- To assist with the clean-up, residents can dispose of storm related waste at Council's transfer stations at no cost. The Browns Plains transfer station is the preferred location and loads greater than two cubic metres must be taken there. There are currently significant queues at Council’s waste facilities and residents should only attend today if absolutely necessary.