Despite being blown about by wind and lashed by rain , the cardboard pointer to the Tasmanian capital of Hobart is still attached to the Magnetic Island signpost to the major cities of the world . At times it pointed to the North Pole during the blow . The deluge will probably save the fake owl from being sacked due to its failure to prevent birds from messing on the passenger ferry ramp, the rain washing away some of the extensive droppings .
On the mainland , in a Swamp People setting, the rain flushed out a freshwater crocodile way up Townsville's Ross River , see part outline left , under overhanging tree reflection at top . Photo by Abra
