Plans for retirement village in Brisbane area at ‘high likelihood’ of flooding spark disbelief

The site is not far from another village and an aged care centre that were both hit by flooding in February

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Plans to build a retirement village in a flood-prone area of Brisbane have sparked disbelief after a nearby aged care facility was inundated during the February floods.

Philip Usher Constructions plans to build a retirement village off Birdwood Road in Holland Park West, despite council mapping showing up to 50% of the site is at high likelihood" of flooding.

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