Councillor cries foul over beach access delay
A Gladstone councillor says residents at Baffle Creek are fed up with inaction over a storm-damaged beach access route.
View ArticleCommunities fear flooded road repairs substandard
Local authorities in central Queensland have raised concerns about the quality of road repairs from last year's record floods.
View ArticleMP says Rules Beach access issue resolved
A Wide Bay MP says changes to beach access laws will not disadvantage landholders.
View ArticleOil shale firm says Wide Bay mine plans not viable yet
A company with oil shale mining interests in southern Queensland's Wide Bay, Queensland Energy Resources, says there are no plans to develop a mine in the area.
View ArticleWide Bay disaster management groups brace for wet weekend weather
Queensland's Wide Bay region is on standby for potential severe weather and flooding in coming days, with more heavy rain and storms forecast.
View ArticleElderly couple dies after dinghy upturns
A couple, aged 89 and 90, is found dead after setting off yesterday on a fishing trip in a south-east Queensland waterway on a windy day in choppy conditions.
View ArticleRoads remain cut, homes evacuated as floodwaters rise in parts of Queensland
Torrential rain severely damages local roads and wipes out crops in Queensland's North Burnett region, as community leaders call for immediate action by the State Government.
View ArticleDevastated families return home after second Queensland flood in four years
After losing everything in the one-in-100-year flood in 2013, residents in Queensland's Wide Bay region face another heartbreaking clean-up.
View Article'No reprieve in sight': Reinforcements brought in to battle bushfires as...
Temperature records are being broken across the central and northern parts of Queensland as an "extreme heatwave" creates "trying conditions" for fire crews battling large bushfires with 1,500 people...
View ArticleCatastrophic fire risk declared in central Queensland, evacuations ramped up
Firefighters battling "horrendous" blazes in central Queensland are facing "conditions never seen before" with reports property has been lost at Finch Hatton and another fire emergency is declared at...
View ArticleWhen a bushfire creates a storm, firenadoes and dry lightning are just the...
Australia's most devastating bushfires can fuel their own fury by creating apocalyptic thunderstorm clouds that whip up weather that's the stuff of nightmares.
View Article'This great wall of fire': Narrow escapes and heartbreak as Qld bushfires rage
Residents describe running for their lives after thousands are forced from their homes during the central Queensland bushfire crisis. With more than 100 fires still raging across the state and extreme...
View ArticleWhy Queensland's 'mega-fires' have been described as extraordinary
Scientists say bushfires are burning more intensely than they have before, the season is extending and heatwaves are getting worse. Their message? Climate change is changing fire in Australia, take...
View ArticleFamily fishing photos could be key to saving endangered sawfish
Scientists are seeking public help with notification of sightings, old family fishing photos and other memorabilia in a bid to better understand Australia's declining sawfish population.
View ArticleOld dental van a secret weapon in regional Queensland's vaccine rollout
The repurposed van is hitting the road to increase vaccination rates in some of the state's harder-to-reach places.
View Article'It's like you're being penalised': Rob's had to pay thousands for a service...
What do you do when you have no service to call triple-0? Rob Window bought a satellite phone and hopes it works when he needs it.
View ArticleSeafood prices to spike if no-fish zones expand in marine park, industry warns
The Queensland government has proposed a nine per cent increase to green zone areas in the Great Sandy Marine Park in a bid to protect threatened species.
View ArticleQueensland researchers make surprise discovery of critically endangered...
Scientists have spotted white-throated snapping turtles in Baffle Creek, 100 kilometres north of Bundaberg, for the first time.
View ArticleVeterans dig in for Deepwater, Baffle Creek bushfire recovery
Military veterans looking for a new way to serve are stepping in to help Queenslanders who lost everything in last year's devastating bushfires.
View ArticleNew no-fish zones 'will force multi-generational commercial fishing...
A seafood industry advocate says increases to the protected marine national park area off Queensland's coast will drive up the price of seafood and open the door to imported products.
View ArticleSydney's flooding and Queensland's burning, and the two things are linked
Parts of central Queensland are on fire and New South Wales is flooding. It's the second time in a fortnight things have gone awry and it's all linked.
View ArticleFire 'could grow again' as crews battle bushfire stoked by strong winds
Authorities say it is not safe for residents to return to an area near Agnes Water where a bushfire that has destroyed a property continues to burn out of control.
View Article'This is no ordinary fire': Premier urges Deepwater residents to flee...
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk issues an urgent plea for residents near Deepwater in central Queensland to leave their homes immediately due to the ongoing threat from a bushfire fanned by an...
View ArticleState disaster coordinator fears people will burn to death in central...
Queensland state disaster coordinator Bob Gee says residents in central Queensland are playing Russian roulette by not evacuating intense bushfires burning near Deepwater, Baffle Creek, Rules Beach and...
View ArticleIn pictures: The aftermath of Queensland's bushfires
Here are some of the most striking images from the bushfires that raged across Queensland for more than a week, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
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