A barge filled with 300 tonnes of groceries is expected to arrive in Townsville on Thursday to refill stripped shelves at Woolworth stores.
Meanwhile, a Coles spokesman said a plane will touch down in Cairns by 1pm before trucking half its load to Townsville according to townsvillebulletin.com.au
Woolworths Northern Queensland operations manager Tina Anandji said a barge has been secured to deliver 300 tonnes of fresh food, nappies, baby formula and other essential items.
Coles Queensland state manager Jerry Farrell said Coles has chartered a plane to deliver fresh produce, groceries and bakery flour to Townsville and Cairns.
“The plane will land in Cairns this afternoon and half the load will be trucked to Townsville on recently reopened roads,” he said.
A Cloncurry supermarket has also taken the initiative to fly food supplies from a stranded truck in Winton to the residents at Cloncurry.
Foodworks hired Mount Isa charter company Barkly Aviation to fly in supplies, as floodwaters cut off its normal supply routes.
The first shipment of fruit, vegetables and meat arrived at 7pm on Sunday February 3, with more milk, fruit and vegetables and perishables planned for Monday; weather permitting.
Foodworks Cloncurry is a locally owned business and said it understands the needs of the community and would continue to make available goods to maintain the wellbeing of the people that live in the region according to www.mandurahmail.com.au
