AUTHORITIES are trying to get emergency supplies to people isolated in Lockyer Valley evacuation centres as floodwaters in some areas surpass the levels seen in the devastating 2011 floods.
Mayor Steve Jones says waters have already risen one metre higher at Glenore Grove and about three metres higher in Tent Hill Creek than they were two years ago.
The 2011 floods claimed 19 lives in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane.
Mr Jones says it's too early to say how many homes in the valley have been inundated, but the focus is on the isolated town of Laidley.
The mayor personally tried to deliver emergency supplies to the town's evacuation centre on Monday morning but was stopped by floodwaters at the last crossing.
He said a truck loaded with supplies was waiting to cross at the first opportunity.
"I always like to come through in the truck first and make sure everything's all right before we get any of our blokes to come in, so that's what I did," Mr Jones told AAP.
"We like to be on the job. We feel responsible for all the people we're trying to help."
Meanwhile, floodwaters have begun to subside in Grantham, the place hit hardest by the 2011 floods, and Mr Jones says supplies have reached the town.
He said the 2011 floods were still clear in residents' minds.
"A lot of people are very emotional, but in saying that I think it's prepared people a lot because they don't take risks now," he said.
"They had a flogging two years ago, but people seem to be in good spirits."
Mr Jones said authorities were trying to get supplies to residents where they could and were surveying the region by helicopter to make sure people weren't in any immediate danger.
"There's a lot of damage. There's broken water mains, broken sewer mains broken, damaged roads - it's difficult to get around," he said.
Mr Jones said there had been no real emergency situations, but sick and elderly residents had been evacuated.
Acting Superintendent Joe White has urged isolated Laidley residents to stay inside their homes and call police if they are in danger.
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