SakshiThanking Everyone
Lynn thanked her neighbors for being there with him and said, “This is just as challenging (as the floods) for us, we’re lucky that we have some wonderful neighbours that are looking after us.”
Planning Maps
Mayor said, “We know which suburbs have got [mines] and if you look at all our planning maps for people buying residential property, everything is safe and it’s all recorded now online for everybody to see.” “And only 1% of Ipswich was ever mined.
Highest Industry
“The mining industry doesn’t even exist now, our highest industry is aerospace and technology. “So those days are gone. But history always shows you the past comes back to haunt you occasionally.”
Souvenir
The couple found themselves a souvenir of this tragic incident. Ray kept a piece of wood with herself that once was a part of the sinkhole. She kept it as it would remind them of this weird incident of their lives. Little did they know the incident was still on.
Again
Six months went by normally. They had given a beautiful look to their garden and everything seemed to be in place. But that did not remain for long as the ground quaked again. Their backyard was sinking again. But this time the reason was the heavy rain.
Not The First Time
McKays had to suffer a lot of unfortunate events. One of them occurred in 2011 when they had to say goodbye to all their belongings due to a flood. They saw their things weeping away in the water. Their story tugged to many strings and one of them was the mayor.