Floodwaters recede, but more rain still to come
Key roads still closed and warnings are in place for the soaked Mackay and Whitsunday regions. LATEST.
Key roads still closed and warnings are in place for the soaked Mackay and Whitsunday regions. LATEST.
A man has died after being pulled unresponsive from a beach near Mackay Harbour
From too many beers to driving on medicinal cannabis, these motorists have faced the consequences for getting behind the wheel.
A Qantas plane has aborted its landing on Hamilton Island, and golf carts struggled in the slick as the tropical paradise was hit with more than 300mm of rain in 24 hours. SEE THE VIDEOS
Mackay Airport has returned to normal operations, while a photo of Proserpine local posing with a one metre barra he hooked from flood waters off the Bruce Highway has gone viral. LATEST.
A Qld newspaper stalwart of more than 40 years has been remembered as a loved family man and mate after his tragic death while realising his retirement dreams.
The collapse of the national charity behind the local Mackay Sleepbus means that after raising hundreds of thousands locally for three buses, not even one is certain.
There have been six SES call-outs across the Whitsundays in the past 24 hours as the region is battered by staggering rainfall totals, with more expected in the coming days as the monster weather system shifts south.
Flights have been cancelled in the Whitsundays with heavy rains causing chaos — but the airport notes it is operational, with all nearby roads open.
A beloved teaching aide and mother-of-three who beat cancer has received the worst news again.
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