Floods
‘Risk to human life’: The battle to build 300 waterfront apartments
The developer is keen, the council is keen – but the state planning department is not.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Desalination plant fired up to dilute foul-tasting tap water
The facility is producing about 100 megalitres a day despite dams across SEQ filling up.
- by William Davis
Child among three rescued in floods as south-east dams start to swell
Heavy rain in southern Queensland has flowed into Wivenhoe Dam, prompting authorities to prepare to release water to maintain its capacity for flood protection.
- by Rex Martinich
Grab your brolly Brisbane, wet weather’s on the way amid a soggy summer ahead
Brisbane City Council has warned residents to “prepare for the worst”, as the bureau forecasts rain early in the week and a wetter-than-average summer.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
‘Lines drawn across our front yard’: New flood zones to cost some homeowners
The Brisbane City Council has changed the status of several thousand properties – with some new additions meaning higher insurance premiums.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
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Weather
‘Pretty uncomfortable’: Brisbane swelters after storms, flash flooding
Slow-moving thunderstorms pummelled Brisbane and surrounds across the weekend, with heavy rainfall, flash flooding and a dam overspill reported across the region.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
Heavy rainfall, flash flooding possible for parts of south-east
Areas west of Brisbane experienced 50 millimetres of rain in 30 minutes as rivers expected to swell.
- by Courtney Kruk
Flood warnings, more storms as a month’s worth of rain falls on Sydney
Emergency services are urging Sydneysiders to avoid unnecessary travel after a person was rescued from floodwaters overnight and forecasters warn there’s more rain to come.
- by Angus Thomson
Brisbane rain causes havoc, play abandoned at Australian PGA
Flooded fairways and unrelenting rain in Brisbane has forced the Australian PGA Championship committee to abandon play on day two, but better conditions are expected on Saturday.
- by Murray Wenzel
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Roads
Busy CBD off-ramp closes again due to runoff from Queen’s Wharf
For at least the fifth time this week, a Riverside Expressway off-ramp has been closed to traffic while workers clear water and debris.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
Bureaucracy and delays anger those still searching for the missing in Spain
The official missing count from last week’s floods is 89. But reporting people missing is almost impossible.
- by José Bautista and Amelia Nierenberg
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