The recovery for the city’s parks after the floods is proving to be a long process.
The force of the water and huge debris load impacted playground equipment at various sites, moved a concrete half-pipe at Waterford West and pulled concreted bollards out of the ground at Logan River Parklands.
Of the city’s 958 parks, 15 have been deemed to require repairs.
Parks which were still closed late last week were:
• Tully Memorial, Beryl Parade, North Maclean
• Alexander Clarke, Dewar Drive, Loganholme
• Logan River Parklands, Pacific Highway service road, Beenleigh
Other parks which have re-opened but suffered significant impact are Riverdale Park (Meadowbrook), Glenlogan Lakes Park (Glenlogan), Albert River Parklands (Eagleby), Tansey Park (Tanah Merah), Loganlea picnic grounds, Woodridge Adventure Park, Bill Norris Oval (Beenleigh) and Skinners Park (Carbrook).
More than 500 parks are now fully re-opened while the others require only minor clean-up.
Some parks may be temporarily closed in coming weeks if repair works cannot be conducted safely without closing park gates to vehicular access.
In the cases where equipment needs replacing, it could take many weeks to get those items manufactured and delivered.
