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Lloyd Jones

Riverside city breathes collective sigh of flood relief

Rockhampton locals are relieved the Fitzroy River's flood peak has been downgraded. (Sylvia Liber/AAP PHOTOS)

Residents of a riverside city have "got off very lightly" after a threatened flood peak failed to show, but a big-clean-up of low-lying sports and recreation grounds lies ahead.  

The Bureau of Meteorology revised a flood warning forecast for the Fitzroy River at Rockhampton down from moderate to minor on Thursday morning.

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