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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Hannah Walsh |Aaron Kelly
The day of reckoning has come for a small community in south-west Queensland that was evacuated as raging floodwaters swallowed their town. Thick layers of silt now stick to belongings like tar and furniture is strewn across the street. Those who have returned to Adavale say it looks as if a bomb went off. Senior Constable Chris Seng, the town's lone police officer, said there was "a lot of destruction and a lot of damage". "You just can't fathom and understand, everyone's just lost words," he said.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Georgia Loney |Cameron Nicholls |Aaron Kelly
Frustrations are growing over ongoing highway closures amid more flooding in North Queensland. The Queensland Trucking Association says its unacceptable that yet another Bruce Highway closure has cut off residents this morning. State and federal governments have pledged $300 million in early works to upgrade the Bruce Highway between Gympie and Innisfail.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Georgia Loney |Aaron Kelly |Chloe Chomicki
Severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred is now a category three system and continues to track south off the north Queensland coast. The cyclone's path beyond Saturday remains unclear but communities from central Queensland south are preparing for the worst. Residents and tourists at Great Keppel Island, near Rockhampton, will evacuate today, while in Bundaberg SES volunteers are mobilising.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Vanessa Jarrett |Aaron Kelly
After a wet night more rain is expected to fall on Far North Queensland and the coast today. A weak tropical low is moving away from the coast. Flood warnings remain in place for some areas. Heavy showers and thunderstorm activity have continued to hit parts of North Queensland as the Bureau of Meteorology monitors a tropical low off the coast. Senior meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said some parts of the flood-stricken north tropical coast received up to 100 millimetres of rain overnight.
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Feb 2, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Christopher Testa |Chloe Chomicki |Georgia Loney |Julia Andre |Adam Stephen |Aaron Kelly | +1 more
Several North Queensland rivers are flooding and warnings are in place from Tully to Ayr. A woman died today when an SES boat capsized in Ingham and thousands of people have been told to evacuate their homes. More heavy falls are forecast across parts of North Queensland that have already recorded more than 500 millimetres of rain in recent days. Heavy rain is forecast to continue drenching North Queensland for at least another day as thousands flee from floods that have already claimed a life.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Aaron Kelly
More severe storms are predicted across the state today after 100km/h winds, large hail and storms hit parts of Queensland overnight. The Bureau of Meteorology recorded wind gusts up to 107km/h at Yeppoon on the Capricorn Coast while 6-8cm hail was reported in the Stanthorpe region. It comes after storms lashed southern, central and northern parts of the state overnight. Senior forecaster Miriam Bradbury said the "warm, stormy week" would continue into the weekend.
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Jan 5, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Josh Dye |Grace Nakamura |Aaron Kelly |Vanessa Jarrett
Wayne Sachs has attended countless fatal crashes in 50 years as a paramedic, but one day he snapped. In 2008, a young Bundaberg woman died on her way back to university after her car ran off the dilapidated Bruce Highway near Gympie. "I thought I've really got to do something about it as an ambulance officer because the politicians don't seem to be listening," he said.
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Jan 4, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Aaron Kelly |Elly Bradfield |Nicholas Mcelroy
Investigations continue after damage to part of the Gold Coast racetrack where the city's Magic Millions usually takes place. Horse rights activist says protesters are not responsible, while the carnival's first meet was moved to the Sunshine Coast yesterday. It remains unclear where the main day of the Magic Millions carnival, on January 11, will be held.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Aaron Kelly |Freya Jetson
As Declan Hamilton swims through the balmy, crystal-blue waters of Australia's Cape York while spearfishing with friends, he is confronted by six sharks. Swimming for his life, he fends them off with his bare hands, but they are not deterred. As an aggressive bull shark lurches for his leg, he manages to scramble back into the group's boat just before it bites. "We went up to Cape York in November (2024) with a couple of friends spearfishing at a reef off the coast there," Mr Hamilton said.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Aaron Kelly
A youth pastor has died after he was attacked by a shark while fishing with his family on an island off the Central Queensland coast. Emergency services were called to the Humpy Island camping area in the Keppel Bay Islands National Park yesterday afternoon. Police say 40-year-old Luke Walford was attacked shortly after 4pm. He died at the scene just before 6pm. Keppel Bay Islands is 18 kilometres off the mainland, near Yeppoon.
