Cars are submerged, a major supermarket is under water and a makeshift ambulance station has been set up on a sports field as the Mary River surges in Maryborough, leaving thousands stranded in the historic town. SEE THE VIDEO
A man is dead, a teenage girl is missing, highways have been washed away and towns are cut following an “incredibly rare” weather event that dropped 673mm of rain over the Wide Bay region, sparking a major flood emergency.
Covid is now almost everywhere in regional Queensland with the latest figures revealing new cases in Goondiwindi, the Lockyer Valley, Maranoa, the Burnett, Somerset and Western Downs. SEE YOUR SUBURB’S CASE NUMBERS.
A Bribie Island breakthrough even worse than expected has caused concern among residents as they brace for more damaging winds, high tides and wild surf.
Sunshine Coast beaches have been pounded by huge waves from ex Tropical Cyclone Seth causing major erosion in some places. WATCH THE VIDEO, SEE THE PHOTOS
The organisers of a music and arts festival linked to dozens of Covid-19 cases say Queensland’s current health plans may not go far enough to ensure the protection of patrons at such events.
Police investigators are appealing for witnesses and dashcam vision after a 31-year-old Frenchville man suffered critical injuries in a crash on the Bruce Highway, 35 kilometres south of Rockhampton.
An excavator was deployed to stop the burning structure from spreading to other parts of the heritage-listed Mount Morgan mine on Monday night.
The 16-year-old girl airlifted to a Brisbane hospital on Friday continues to battle serious injuries as police piece together the circumstances that led to the death of ‘kind-hearted’ Warwick teen Tiarnah Reid.
The 16-year-old girl killed in a horror morning crash has been identified as the youngest child of respected Warwick business identities, with the shock loss sending ripples of heartache through the community. LATEST DETAILS
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