http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/ian-royall/ Ian Royall is a senior Herald Sun writer. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-town-changed-forever-by-devastating-tragedy/ Those of us who grew up in Toowoomba always knew two things. Not much ever happens there and it does not flood. Resting on top of the Great Dividing Range, any rain would run off steeply down the mountain to the east and gently over the Darling Downs to the west. All that changed just after lunch on Monday, with chilling and terrifying speed. And with deadly consequences. So many lives lost. And so many families heart-broken. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Ian Royall) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-town-changed-forever-by-devastating-tragedy/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-town-changed-forever-by-devastating-tragedy/#item4869 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:00:05 +0000 Ian Royall | Author bios | The Punch