The badly flood-damaged town of Mitchell in south Queensland has received its first supplies of food since it was cut off by last floodwaters last Wednesday.
A truckload of food that had been destined for towns further west but had become stranded near Mitchell by the flooding was offloaded.
Locals and emergency workers then formed a human chain to ferry the supplies across a damaged bridge to be distributed to locals.
The ABC says the supplies included not only food but also essential materials for the clean-up, including disinfectants, shovels and wheelbarrows.
For those who are able to return to their homes, the clean-up began in earnest on Tuesday.
But other residents will not be in a position to return home for weeks, and in some cases months.
Meanwhile, Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce visited flooding in north-west New South Wales and said the flooding had taken a terrible toll on communities such as Moree.
She said the town was dependent for much of its income on tourism and the flooding meant tourists had not been visiting.
