A photograph submitted by carolyne to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Kearneys Road, Linwood – 22 Feb 2011".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Cracked roads; walking home Feb 22nd.".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Damage and chaos at work, Feb 22nd.".
A photograph submitted by Jocelyn to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "1.10pm, 22 Feb, Kilmore / Colombo corner.".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Liquifaction silt and damaged heat pump, Feb 22nd.".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The remains of the back yard, Feb 22nd.".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Roads slumping towards the Bexley Wetland; walking home Feb 22nd.".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Roads slumped near the Bexley Wetland; walking home Feb 22nd.".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Damage at work (that should be flat and level…), Feb 22nd.".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Front fence on a lean, grey capstones all thrown off; Feb 22nd.".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Heaps of liquifaction silt and water on Anzac Drive; walking home Feb 22nd.".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The gap between the garages used to be about twice this size (and not crooked…); Feb 22nd.".
The Ozone Dressing Sheds on Marine Parade. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction.
The Ozone Dressing Sheds on Marine Parade. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction.
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Chaos at work – that pallet of boxes was stacked on top pf the other one, got thrown completely clear; Feb 22nd.".
Two men flying a kite on New Brighton beach. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. Kite flyers".
Kites flying above New Brighton beach. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. Kites at New Brighton on a Sunday afternoon".
A kite flying above New Brighton beach. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. Kites at New Brighton on a Sunday afternoon".
A kite flying above New Brighton beach. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. Kites at New Brighton on a Sunday afternoon".
Kites flying above New Brighton beach. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. Kites at New Brighton on a Sunday afternoon".
Kites flying above New Brighton beach. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. Kites at New Brighton on a Sunday afternoon".
A kite flying above New Brighton beach. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. Kites at New Brighton on a Sunday afternoon".
A kite flying above New Brighton beach. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. Kites at New Brighton on a Sunday afternoon".
A kite flying above New Brighton beach. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. Kites at New Brighton on a Sunday afternoon".
A Harcourts real estate sign on the Ozone Hotel advertises it for sale as a development site. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction".
The Ozone Dressing Sheds on Marine Parade. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. In New Brighton, EQC assessments look a lot like tagging".
A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Our living room on Feb 22. Our son Ian was eating his lunch – which you can see the TV fell down on top of. We are so lucky he wasn’t sitting just a little closer.".
Rubble from TJ's Kazbah on the corner of Marine Parade and Bowhill Road. The Ozone Hotel is visible in the foreground. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. There was a building on the corner, but not now".
The damaged Ozone Hotel on Marine Parade. Fallen bricks lie on the ground in front of the building, which is surrounded by security fencing. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. Some buildings are still standing. but don't look too healthy".
A sign on a fence on Marine Parade in North New Brighton reads "We need your support. We say yes to a new local high school. Northeast Secondary Education Committee." The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. I think this issue may be shelved for a while. Unless Shirley Boys High and Avonside Girls High can't be rebuilt, of course".