RESIDENTS in the southern Queensland town of St George are being urged to consider evacuating, with authorities predicting a possible record 14 metre flood in the region.
State authorities are advising residents to consider evacuating to areas not affected by flooding and the council wants anyone who chooses to leave the area to register online with the Red Cross.
It comes after the Department of Community Safety issued emergency alerts for areas near three towns, urging people to move to higher ground.
The warnings are for areas near the Maranoa Regional Council towns of Surat, Roma and Mitchell, where all rural residents downstream of Surat on the Condamine/Balonne River are urged to move to higher ground or to neighbours in flood free areas.
All rural residents downstream of Roma on the Lower Bungil Creek are being asked to move to higher ground, and all rural residents downstream of Mitchell on the Maranoa River are also being urged to move to higher ground.
Meanwhile, the Salvation Army has launched an appeal to help flood victims in NSW and Queensland.
Volunteers and Salvation Army officers are already hard at work in and around the water-ravaged communities of Moree, Roma and Mitchell.
But Major Bruce Harmer said such efforts were just the beginning, with work to continue long after the floodwaters recede.
"We know that the journey to recovery continues long after the rain has ceased and the waters have subsided," said Major Harmer, the charity's communications and public relations secretary.
"Communities will need access to counsellors and financial advisors to help people through this crisis," he said on Sunday.
People can donate to The Salvation Army's Australian Disaster Relief Appeal by going to salvos.org.au or calling 13 SALVOS (13 72 58).
