We need federal flood support: Qld mayor THE mayor of a flood-prone Queensland city says he can't understand why it missed out on federal government funding. The water is receding in Maryborough, central Queensland, after the second flood in a month. About 20 houses and businesses were affected, with water rising over the floorboards in a handful of homes, Fraser Coast Mayor Gerard O'Connell said. In late January, 200 homes in the town were flooded in the wake of cyclone Oswald. Mr Connell said he was very disappointed Maryborough was left out of Commonwealth flood mitigation funding announced on Thursday. The prime minister committed $50 million to raise a western Sydney dam, $10 million to Ipswich and $7 million to Roma from a $100 million national kitty. "We obviously consider ourselves a vibrant and important part of regional Queensland and we'll be looking for the federal government to assist us with the rebuild and the mitigation issues that we've got," Mr O'Connell told AAP. Meanwhile the rain that has caused flooding and heartache in central Queensland towns still recovering from Oswald will continue for days, with the heaviest falls in the southern and central interior. The weather bureau's Vinord Anand says there could be flash flooding in the Darling Downs and west to Hungerford. Heavy rain is predicted north of Bundaberg on Saturday which could also cause flash flooding and hamper flood recovery efforts. However Mr Anand said the rain in southeast Queensland should ease on Monday, with the possibility of a glimpse of sun.