In the devastating 2022 floods, the Brisbane River City Gauge peaked at 3.85m - 350mm above the major flood level. The footage showed water already seeping into the backyards of waterfront homes.

The river has burst its banks in the inner city, spilling across footpaths but falling short of official flood levels.

Rockhampton’s Fitzroy River has been announced by the Queensland government as the site for rowing and sprint canoeing in the 2032 Games, disregarding a recent recommendation the Olympic rowing be ...