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Gold Coast Water Police assisted two men who were forced to abandon their vessel after it caught fire off the Gold Coast last night.
Around 6.10pm police received a report of a fire onboard a 52-foot vessel, around four nautical miles off Mermaid Beach.
The two men onboard fled the boat into a dinghy before [...]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash near Emerald Creek, Mareeba last night.
Around 7.45pm a head-on collision occurred between two vehicles on the Kennedy Highway.
Two women died at the scene and a third woman was transported to Cairns Base Hospital with serious injuries.
The highway is currently closed in both directions while the [...]
Wildlife officers from the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) will set a new trap for the Mary River crocodile.
Environment Minister Andrew Powell said the new trap would be set at Saltwater Creek where wildlife rangers saw the crocodile on Tuesday evening.
“That’s about 10 kilometres upstream from the existing traps at Beaver Rock,” Mr [...]
State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers are busy responding to around 90 requests for assistance following the severe storm cell which swept across south east Queensland this evening.
Most call outs are for damaged and leaking roofs and a significant number of downed trees. Fallen powerlines, being managed by Energex, make the situation hazardous for [...]
Police will guard the scene at a unit complex in Beenleigh after an explosion occurred overnight.
Around 9.15pm, an explosion has occurred in a unit on George Street that is believed to have been caused by a gas bottle.
A 52-year-old man was pronounced deceased at the scene, and a 47-year-old man has suffered significant [...]
A head-on collision near Yakapari claimed the life of a 23-year-old woman this morning.
Preliminary investigations reveal that the vehicles were travelling along the Yakapari-Seaforth Road around 10am when they collided.
The woman, a passenger in one of the vehicles, died at the scene.
The two drivers, a man and a woman, were both transported [...]
While Tropical Cyclone Tim does not pose a direct threat to the north Queensland coast, Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) is encouraging residents to remain prepared and vigilant this cyclone season.
This morning, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) advised the category two cyclone was located approximately 710 km east northeast of Cairns and 260 km [...]
Police are investigating after two vehicles collided head on at Greenacres overnight.
Around 11.15pm police were advised of the collision between a van and a utility on the Bruce Highway.
The driver and sole occupant of the utility, a 22-year-old Ayr man, was airlifted to Townsville Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Three occupants [...]
Ten new category-five cyclone shelters are ready for use if Tropical Cyclone Sandra crosses the Queensland Coast, Housing and Public Works Minister Tim Mander said today.
Mr Mander said Tropical Cyclone Sandra had formed off the coast near Townsville but meteorologists were struggling to predict its path.
“We’ve already had more than enough wild weather [...]
One of the most confronting driver safety television commercials produced in Queensland will run over the next month in an attempt to tackle a runaway road toll.
Transport and Main Roads Minister Scott Emerson said the ‘Better slow down’ ad campaign would run for a month in the lead up to [...]
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