Yes, thanks Al. I saw the Newcastle news tonight and the video and reporter on site, clearly showed the extent of the flooding at the what i though was the Reserve. They interviewed people who were camping there in their caravans and the extent of the trauma was still with them. The reporter appeared to be filming from the track along the ridge, above the new toilet, near the big tree, and down in the lower level there was field of broken trees, mud, and debris that had been washed into the valley, with caravans sitting like islands in the muck. We know how the caravan people love to park along the river. I could not see the area to the east where we used to camp, but being the place where the two rivers join, it must have surely been at risk. We know the stories of the river backing up into the valley by coming up over the farmers causeway. It is pretty obvious that Bretti will by closed for awhile, the cleanup will take weeks, Pretty sad. I doubt that the big Newcastle club event will be able to take place at Easter as it usually does.
Edit: Another news item I heard in the radio suggested the man had been washed down the Manning River, and Bretti Reserve is the junction of the Manning and Bernard rivers. Bretti Creek according to Google Maps joins the Manning further along the Thunderbolt Way from the Bretti Reserve. So i am not positive about the Reseve campers being affected, but watch the video I am posting above and let me know.
