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Tayla holds a Bachelor of Media and Communication from Griffith university and is no stranger to News Corp having previously worked as an Editorial Assistant and Breaking Reporter with the Herald Sun. Her most recent role was a TV Reporter for WIN News in Queensland.

Tayla Couacaud

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QLD News

MARGATE AUSTRALIA TUESDAY 11TH MARCH 2025 Janine Pirie lives on the top floor off her rental apartment at Margate and told the rental agent there was an issue with the roof which they didnÃt do anything about and during TC Alfred the roof collapsed in and now she has been forced to move with nowhere to go too. Picture David Clark

Qld gran slapped with 24-hour eviction notice after roof collapsed

A grandmother has been handed a 24-hour eviction notice after her rental was deemed uninhabitable following damage to its roof caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

POLLQLD Politics

12/3/2025: Some of the couple of remaining homeless tents in Musgrave park, West End, Brisbane. pic: pic: Lyndon Mechielsen/Courier Mail

‘Get them out’: Readers back move to clear out Brisbane’s tent cities

Brisbane’s Lord Mayor will shut down notorious homeless camps across the city, in a bid to restore safety. VOTE NOW

QLD News

Huge fire rips through dump north of Brisbane

Multiple fire crews have worked to bring a blaze under control at a rubbish dump in City of Moreton Bay.

UPDATEDEmergency Services

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 7, 2025: Cranes at the port of Brisbane as seen from the bay at Wynnum as the weather intensified ahead of the expected arrival of Cyclone Alfred. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Major Port of Brisbane crude oil spill could take week to clear

Ampol has confirmed an 800,000l oil spill at it’s Port of Brisbane refinery on Tuesday night.

Emergency Services

Paramedics are assessing three people following a car and truck crash in the Mary Valley.

Teen girl suffers life-threatening injuries in horror crash

A teenage girl is fighting for life and three others injured after their car smashed into a tree on the northern Gold Coast on Tuesday night.

UpdatedQLD weather news

Aerial view of Wivenhoe Dam at 86.3% ahead of Cyclone Alfred. Photo - Peter Wallis

Dam releases begin amid Premier’s pledge on recovery operation

Controlled releases from Wivenhoe Dam have begun, as Premier David Crisafulli promises “zero daylight between response and recovery”.

QLD News

Empty shelves were spotted at multiple supermarkets across the southeast. Picture: Supplied

Supermarket insanity with no meat, bread or milk – but plenty of choccy

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has continued to wreak havoc for supermarkets, with many reopening their doors despite limited fresh produce, meat and bread.

QLD News

Sandbags and price gouging Queenslanders as Tropical Cyclone Alfred loom. Photo: supplied

$59 water! Sandbags on marketplace? Qld’s officially gone cyclonic

Are you desperate enough to pay $59 for a pack of bottled water? That’s what one SEQ store is charging amid a shortage.

QLD News

Delayed impact: Power cuts, major flooding expected as cyclone decelerates

Cyclone Alfred will cross the South East Queensland coast later than previously estimated, according to the latest weather bureau estimate.

UpdatedQLD News

Theme parks shut, unis close, CityCats stopped: TC Alfred barrels towards SEQ

South East Queensland residents have been urged to prepare now for the impending arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which is expected to make landfall as a Category 2 system. LATEST UPDATES

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