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1 week ago | 
townsvillebulletin.com.au | Cameron Bates
A Townsville community group that supports families battling homelessness says new research into domestic and family violence screening tools could help to save lives and better protect front-line staff.
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2 months ago | 
townsvillebulletin.com.au | Cameron Bates
A large problem crocodile measuring almost four metres in length has been removed from a near a popular North Queensland boat ramp. Queensland Wildlife Rangers successfully removed the 3.8m saltie from the wild at the Dungeness Boat Ramp in Lucinda, Hinchinbrook on Saturday.
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2 months ago | 
townsvillebulletin.com.au | Cameron Bates |Emily Devon
Major flooding is expected in Giru Wednesday evening following moderate to heavy rainfall on Tuesday night. The major flood warning comes just over a month since Giru was last inundated with water which caused significant damage to homes. The Bureau of Meteorology have issued the warning for the Haughton River catchment saying further showers and storms are forecast across the catchment for the next several days.
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2 months ago | 
townsvillebulletin.com.au | Cameron Bates
Police & CourtsDon't miss out on the headlines from Police & Courts. Followed categories will be added to My News. Disaster-struck Hinchinbrook is again battening down the hatches with severe weather forecast for the stormy week ahead.
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2 months ago | 
townsvillebulletin.com.au | Cameron Bates
The Hinchinbrook has again been struck by floodwaters. Ingham has been cut off to the north and south after torrential overnight downpours. The Bruce Highway has been severed at the now notorious Seymour River Bridge to the north of Ingham, after only reopening yesterday afternoon. An incredible 453mm was recorded in the area at Cardwell Gap at the Cardwell Range in the last 24 hours as of Thursday morning.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
townsvillebulletin.com.au | Cameron Bates
The Queensland government has vowed to reopen disaster-impacted Hinchinbrook schools as quickly as possible and step up support to individuals and businesses as the Shire faces potential new flooding. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, joined in Ingham by Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek and Small and Family Business Minister Steve Minnikin on Wednesday, said he was “very concerned” about water levels in the upper catchment of the Herbert River.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
townsvillebulletin.com.au | Cameron Bates
Coles Ingham are distributing $100,000 worth of food to the flood-ravaged Hinchinbrook community in the Woolworths car-park at 11am on Thursday. “While our Ingham store remains closed, Coles is giving away $100k worth of refrigerated food that it was able to get into the area on Tuesday,” a Coles spokesman confirmed on Wednesday night. The food has been stored in a fridge-freezer at Woolworths, which has a working generator running overtime.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
news.com.au | Cameron Bates |Natasha Emeck |Cas Garvey |Mark Furler
Premier David Crisafulli has promised flood-ravaged North Queenslanders authorities will not stop until power, water, phone, food and transport services are restored after a devastating 1 in 100 year flood. “I am here to deliver what this community needs,’’ the Premier said after arriving in Ingham. His comments come as police launched a search and rescue operation in Ingham after a man was seen in floodwaters near Cooper Street on Tuesday night.
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Feb 2, 2025 | 
townsvillebulletin.com.au | Cameron Bates
An Ingham woman says she was “hysterical” while phoning for help as floodwaters swallowed her home she shares with her elderly mum, saying the town desperately needs reinforcements as rivers continue to rise. The Hinchinbrook evacuation centre was continuing to fill on Monday morning, although many were unable to make the journey with emergency services stretched to meet demand.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
heraldsun.com.au | Nikita McGuire |Natasha Emeck |Cameron Bates |Emily Devon |Cas Garvey
North Queensland residents have endured what has been described as another ‘Night of Noah’ for some with biblical level flooding which included almost 350mm of rain in 18 hours in one area of Townsville. Residents have been warned they face severe and life-threatening flooding after multiple rescues and homes, vehicles and streets were inundated across Townsville.
