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Shiloh Payne is a reporter for The Courier-Mail and Sunday Mail. She completed her graduate program with the company in 2020 and has covered crime, court, politics and general news.

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The cleanup pictured in Windsor after the flood waters receded after the record rain, Brisbane 2nd of March 2022. (Image/Josh Woning)

FULL LIST: How you can help, donate in flood relief efforts

Queensland residents looking to do their part in the clean up efforts can donate their time or items in a range of ways. HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP.

Pets and Wildlife

The snakes are definitely on the move, as this red-bellied black snake pokes his head out after being removed from a South Grafton business on Friday.

Warning as ‘monster-sized’ snakes swept into southeast by floods

A South East Queensland snake catcher has warned that snakes could pop up around residents’ homes after the floods.

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Murray Thomas adds to the rubbish pile in at the front of his Windsor home. Picture: Brad Fleet

How you can help: Fundraising totals smash $500k as communities rally

Good deeds and dollars are flowing in for residents and businesses in Southern Queensland who have lost everything in the widespread, intense flooding that swept the region, with donations already topping $500,000. HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP

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School staff held the intruders until police arrived.

Watch: Moment staff pin down school intruders

A Sunshine Coast high school went into lockdown while staff wrestled to detain two people intruding on the grounds until police arrived. Watch the video

Crime in Focus

8847 crimes, 3816 crisis calls: Qld’s child sex offenders exposed

A major spike in Queensland’s sex crimes has been recorded as trauma hotlines are inundated with children and families affected by child sexual assault. It comes as some of the state’s worst child sex offenders’ identities and convictions are revealed. Full list.

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