"You look at Brisbane hills and think this isn't a city ... Mr Hanniffy explains the historic 2011 flood, which claimed the lives of 36 people, came after a succession of heavy rain events ...

A Brisbane man hoping to subdivide his block was told he couldn't because of overland flow, but it's never flooded.

The bureau has indicated the cyclone season in Queensland will be average. After the 2011 floods, Brisbane City Council installed back-flow prevention devices across the city to prevent river ...