while the Brisbane-based habitat was operating in Townsville. Queensland Fire and Rescue Service officer Paul Dunn, head of a four-person management team in Ingham, said the Flexible Habitats ...

State of emergency in Australia: Devastating floods swamp Townsville and surrounding tourist areas; power outages and record rainfall wreak havoc in Queensland. Australian officials urged ...

One person is confirmed dead in floodwaters in north Queensland, with intense rainfall ... while the deadline for residents in six Townsville suburbs to evacuate has now passed.

Prepare-to-leave warnings have been issued for six Townsville suburbs while severe weather warnings remain for regions between Cairns and Mackay as heavy rain continues to lash north Queensland.

At Georgetown, northwest of Townsville, he said there “were headstones washed away from the local cemetery”. Premier of Queensland David Crisafulli crosses the Ollera Creek which has been ...

Water rescue crews have been pre-positioned across impacted areas of the North Queensland region of Townsville, after a deluge of rain led to flash flooding. Picture: Supplied / Channel 7 A flood ...

As relentless flooding continues to wreak havoc across Far North Queensland, one Townsville local found an unexpected silver lining — hauling in a huge barramundi from the overflowing waters ...

Authorities in Queensland said parts of the state received more than 600mm in 24 hours. With heavy rains continuing, residents in six flood-prone suburbs of Townsville, a city of around 200,000 ...

All motorists weare urged to find an alternative route if travelling between Ingham and Townsville. It comes as aerial footage from the Queensland Ambulance Service shows the devastating extent of ...

Hermit Park’s Ross Bennett endured the 2019 floods where waters rose within a matter of hours and inundated underneath his high-set home. Six years on from the devastating disaster, Mr Bennett ...

While receiving his full $225,000 annual salary, suspended Mayor Troy Thompson continues to cause headaches for Townsville councillors ... and Corruption Commission Queensland (CCC), took to ...

Townsville's Ross River. Photo: Queensland Fire Department Media The neighbour raised fears on Tuesday morning and she was later found by police. “Tragically, another Queenslander has lost their ...