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The Queensland Experience of the Summer of 2013 Toward a culture of resilience

Deborah Lange

Deborah Lange Program Support Coordinator (Administration) at Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (Australia)

Kristopher Biddle

Kristopher Biddle Senior Communication Officer at Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (Australia)

Mary Frost

Mary Frost Manager, Emergency Management at Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (Australia)

Illustrations © Department of Transport and Main Roads, DTMR

After major flood events in 2010, 2011 and 2012, Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR), has an established and well-practiced disaster response and recovery process. The summer wet season of 2013 produced extreme weather events across Queensland which tested these processes.