Presumably the question refers to the devastating floods of summer 2010-2011.
Beginning in Cairns in the far north, the floodwaters extended down to Rockhampton, completely swamping the city, also affecting Emerald to the west. Other centres affected include Bundaberg, Maryborough, St George, Mundubbera, Dalby, Theodore, Chinchilla, Gayndah, Condamine, Helidon, Grantham, Murphy's Creek, Gatton, Laidley, Toowoomba and Warwick, just to name a few.
From 11 January, major flooding began in the large city of Ipswich, and Brisbane the capital of Queensland. This flooding affected around 20,000 people in dozens of suburbs along the Brisbane River and the Bremer River in Ipswich.
The Queensland floods started in Queensland
The floods in Queensland started around the 10 December.
Queensland
The most recent major floods in Queensland began in December 2010, and worsened in January 2011.
The date of the Queensland floods was 2010-2011.
Queensland
Queensland
The massive and widespread Queensland floods occurred during the 2010-2011 Summer season in Australia.
Following the 2011 floods, the population of Queensland was approximately 458,000. The floods made little difference to the population, as the official death toll was around 22.
On 13 January 2010, while the floods are happening in Queensland, it is indeed raining in Melbourne.
they werent...
loads of rain