QLD:River debris a major issue, Roberts

AAP General News (Australia)
01-13-2011
QLD:River debris a major issue, Roberts

BRISBANE, Jan 13 AAP - Large amounts of debris in the Brisbane River are making the
waterway dangerous, prompting a warning from authorities for people to stay out of it.

Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts said the volume of debris going down the river
into Moreton Bay was a significant problem.

"The river is very unsafe, there's a lot of large objects moving down the river," he
told a media briefing.

"Again we can only stress the unsafe nature of being close to that or in that environment.

Mr Roberts said nothing could be done until …