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Truck driver dies after crash into tree

A 69-year-old man has tragically died after hitting a tree in Qld cattle grazing country.

Stradbroke Island residents say Alfred was a 'non event'

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‘All prep, no action’: Straddie locals bemused by Alfred’s strength

Stradbroke Island residents have been left confused and relieved after expecting a category 2 cyclone.

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Generic ambulance, QAS, Queensland Ambulance Service, emergency services, Thursday, August 29, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer

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Man in 20s hurt as car crashes into watery ditch

A young man has been taken to hospital after a crash where his car ended up on its side, in 2ft of water in the Bundaberg region.

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Young man flown to hospital after being badly burnt in campfire

A man in his 20s has been flown to hospital after suffering burns from a campfire in the Maranoa region. DETAILS.

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Rescue 300 en route to Great Keppel Island to attend a patient in need of emergency care on November 20, 2022. Picture: RACQ CapRescue

Helicopter, water police in midnight island rescue for boatie

A helicopter crew and water police went out in the middle of the night to help rescue a skipper whose boat had taken on water near Great Keppel Island.

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Young woman seriously injured in Ascot crash

A 24-year-old woman has been rushed to hospital with serious head and lower leg injuries after the car she was driving hit a tree in Ascot in Brisbane’s north.

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Motor vehicle crash, Hodgkinson Street, Chermside, Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - Picture: Richard Walker

Man fights for life after horror Brisbane crash

It took emergency services half an hour to cut a critically injured man from a wreckage following a horror crash in Brisbane’s north.

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Matt Simpson and Rob Ayre dump a waterlogged couch on the kerbside from a flooded Mimosa Street proprty at Holloways Beach. The beachside suburb suffered severe flooding this week when heavy rain from ex Tropical Cyclone Jasper caused the Barron River to breach its banks, casing the northern beaches suburbs to flood. Picture: Brendan Radke

Ground zero: Flood clean-up in full swing as PM jets in

Far North Queenslanders are mopping up in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Jasper as the Prime Minister is set to visit.

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Emergency services attend a fatal car crash on the Bruce Highway, south of Townsville at Mount Surround. Garbage truck driver being looked over by paramedics. Picture: Alix Sweeney

Man trapped after ‘high velocity impact’ car crash

Emergency services, including a rescue helicopter, have rushed to the scene of a “high velocity impact” car crash west of Brisbane, which has left one man trapped.

First pictures, words from Daintree Village after record flood

First pictures, words from Daintree Village after record flood

Daintree Village was without power and water for seven days when Cyclone Jasper made landfall – but in true Far North fashion, drenched locals managed to get together for a beer at Daintree Pub. Watch the video.

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Airlie Beach firefighters at the last 2023 combined training with full time staff and auxiliairies. Picture: Jason Ng

VIDEO: A day in the life of an Airlie Beach firefighter

“It’s the adrenaline I think. You could be at home or at work doing your normal job, and then all of a sudden you get a pager, you’ve got to head to the station, get changed, jump into the truck and when you get to the job there is a house fire.” WATCH THE VIDEO

Preston Fresh Seafood owner Max Pantacchini said more warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology and Ergon Energy would have helped businesses become better prepared for the aftermath of Cyclone Jasper.

‘Nobody was warned’: Fallout from lack of advice before shattering flood

A Far North MP says earlier weather warnings following Cyclone Jasper would have helped businesses prepare for the “once in a hundred year” event.

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The Barron River in Cairns, Far North Queensland, has reached a record flood peak, with roads closed and homes flooded in the catchment area. Flood waters lap at the Kamerunga bridge on the Western Road, and despite the bridge remaining open, road access is still cut to the northern beaches of Cairns. The record flooding has been caused by ex Tropical Cyclone Jasper, which made landfall on December 13. Picture: Brendan Radke

How many homes impacted in Cairns after catastrophic weather event

The number of homes impacted by flood damage has been revealed — but it’s the extent of the road damage that could cost the region billions.

Zepvontay Tafili drowned after going missing from his Logan home.

‘Not going to be the same’: Brother’s heartbreak after boy’s body found

The brother of a little boy whose body was found after a massive search in Logan has spoken about his family’s devastation, the moments leading up to the tragedy and how he now breaks down when looking at their photos.

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