Help Mike Rebuild After Devastating Storm Flooding

Hello everyone, it’s Oliver and Justin here and we’re raising funds to help our Dad, Mike, whose home was devastated by severe flooding during a recent storm deluge in Redcliffe on Saturday, April 12th.

Dad was out for the weekend at his regular Croquet tournament he plays most weekends and left his car behind (where he normally would drive) as a friend had offered him a lift. He has been completely taken by surprise when he returned at 6pm on Sunday night to the horror in the photos you can see, as when Cyclone Alfred hit just one month ago, there was no flooding to be seen at all.

The water at its peak came up to the kitchen bench, around one metre in depth, destroying all of Dad’s furniture, his car, and his precious life memories like photo albums and memorabilia which will never be recovered. It has also destroyed the walls, kitchen cabinetry, carpets and everything the water touched in the Unit. Dad now faces huge out-of-pocket costs to rebuild.

The insurance excess between the three units in the complex is $100,000, if the insurance claim is approved. If not approved, it will be much worse with the total cost in the vicinity of $250,000 between the three units, so Dad’s share of the cost will be approximately $85,000. We know this as this was the repair bill when the Units flooded back in 2022. The best-case scenario here is that Dad will be up for $35,000 in repairs which we are hopefully aiming to raise.

Dad recently retired and receives a pension. He is a resilient person who has been through life's ups and downs, but this is now his time in need, and we humbly are asking you for a helping hand, to get through this incredibly tough time. Everyone who has met Dad knows he has always been there for others, is empathetic, a great listener and above all loves and cares for his family and friends dearly.

Any support you can give, no matter the amount, will go directly to helping our Dad get back on his feet. Please share this amongst your friends and family, it means the world to us.

Thank you so much