As I go about my work as Premier, I know I stand on the shoulders of giants.

As we weep for what we have lost, and as we grieve for family and friends and we confront the challenge that is before us, I want us to remember who we are. We are Queenslanders. We're the people that they breed tough, north of the border. We're the ones that they knock down, and we get up again.

This weather may be breaking our hearts but it will not be breaking our will.

I hope and pray that mother nature is leaving us alone to get on with the job of cleaning up and recovering from this event.

Take risks in order to innovate