Large parts of western Queensland are on flood alert and food supplies are dwindling as severe weather brings heavy rainfall, while residents downstream of a large dam in the state's north are preparing to leave as excess water spills.
Authorities in the north-west are warning residents to avoid panic-buying from supermarkets as food stock across the region dwindles.
Mount Isa police emergency management coordinator Elliot Dunn said road closures due to the wild weather had exacerbated the lack of produce at major retailers.