The previously evacuated Proserpine Airport is back in business and more roads across the Mackay and Whitsundays reopened on Saturday, but rising river and rain warnings remain for the already soaked stretch of Qld coast. LATEST.
A North Queensland airport has been closed with reports waiting passengers were being evacuated from the building amid flooding concerns as the region is battered by rain.
A driver, whose ute was swept away in fast-moving floodwaters, has been rescued after more than two hours trapped on the sunken vehicle’s roof. LATEST.
A 1.4m cuddle-loving Lace Monitor that went missing from his Qld owners sparking a community wide search has made his way home.
A teen girl has suffered head and leg injuries after the bike she was riding and a vehicle collided at Mount Pleasant.
Residents are turning to local butchers to put food on tables as flooded roads restrict supply to major supermarkets.
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
Hundreds are without power, cars have conked out in floodwaters but some flights are still running after 192mm of rain hit parts of the region overnight. LATEST
A missing Lace Monitor lizard named Snuffy has owners calling for the public to help find his friend. He’s known to love “cuddles”.
The third annual Lucky Fish and Catch competition is set for Mackay as barramundi season officially kicks off. See how to reel the cash prize.
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