Some were young, some were in their golden years, some left behind grieving children while others were buried by their parents. All died before their time. These are the faces of our horror 2023 road toll.
From punters partying trackside at the Dalby races to people slipping and sliding at Chinchilla’s Melon Festival, this year was filled with action packed events across the Western Downs. Here is every photo taken from all the events held this year.
The American extremist charged in connection to the Wieambilla police shooting has made a bizarre bid to have his charges thrown out.
Donations that were expected to be distributed over Christmas for children impacted by the devastating Tara bushfires have been delayed, with volunteers stuck assisting Queenslanders in recent flooding.
When a teenager was clinging to a tree and pleading for help after being caught in dangerous floodwaters, one Dalby policeman knew he had to act quickly to keep the young girl safe. Here’s what the heroic officer had to say about the heart-stopping incident:
Rugby league great Johnathan Thurston has taken aim at those comparing Queensland’s Covid-19 vaccination mandate to racial segregation, telling protesters to ‘wake up’. He says it’s vital to ‘debunk the myths’ circulating on social media.
“We might have had two angel babies”: A Chinchilla mother diagnosed with a rare pregnancy condition shares the frightening ordeal of going into premature labour and the heroes who were by their side as three lives hung in the balance.
Western Downs Mayor Paul McVeigh warns residents to stay out of dangerous floodwaters, as clean-up gets underway and the damage bill begins to be calculated.
A major clean-up is under way west of Brisbane after floods claimed a man’s life, swept cars down creeks and forced the evacuation of towns, while rising rivers are expected to cause more major flooding.
Residents and business are preparing for the worst as the flood threat moves west and one store it giving away food now rather see it go to waste tomorrow.
More details have emerged from the Toowoomba region flood tragedy that claimed the life of an elderly man. It comes as roads across the Darling Downs remain cut from still-rising water.
The body of an elderly man has been pulled from a submerged utility on the Darling Downs after two vehicles were swept down a creek. It comes as the Lockyer Valley town of Grantham, which suffered the heaviest toll of the 2011 floods, is once again on an evacuation footing.
Three people spent nearly two hours clinging to a tree for safety while stranded in the raging creek, which several children had only narrowly escaped minutes earlier.
Here is what you need to know about tonight’s flood warnings for the Banana Shire.
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