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1 month ago | 
couriermail.com.au | Andreas Nicola |Isabella Pesch |Rose Innes |Iwan Jones
Will my school open? Premier’s key messagesSupermarkets reopen but with a catchQueenslanders have been warned to remain alert as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s dangerous aftermath continues to unfold, with one region warned of 2011-level flooding as another copped a 433mm overnight drenching, with a number of disaster declarations in place. At 1pm, flood sirens sounded in Grantham, with the Lockyer Valley Regional Council warning residents to “move to higher ground”.
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1 month ago | 
heraldsun.com.au | Grace Koo |Samantha Scott |Isabella Pesch
Flood sirens are sounding in Grantham, with the Lockyer Valley Regional Council warning residents at 1pm to ‘move to higher ground and relocate to family and friends as a matter of urgency’. Locals are being urged to take shelters in the Grantham Butter Factory and Gatton Shire Hall. “Do not wait for further direction to relocate,” the council said. Nerves are high in Grantham which was devastated by the 2011 floods.
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1 month ago | 
couriermail.com.au | Bimini Plesser |Andreas Nicola |Isabella Pesch
It could take two weeks to restore power to South East Queensland communities hardest hit by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, with outages the worst since ex-tropical cyclone Oswald over a decade ago. A total of 206, 889 Energex customers are still without power across South East Queensland on Monday morning, with most outages still on the Gold Coast with 64,438, in Brisbane with 43,529, in Moreton Bay with 32,623, in Redlands with 32,552, and in Logan with 26,613.
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1 month ago | 
cairnspost.com.au | Andreas Nicola |Isabella Pesch |Rose Innes |Iwan Jones
Nearly 100,000 homes and businesses across Brisbane and the City of Moreton Bay have been left without power, with residents warned intense rainfall was still to come on Monday. Already streets and back yards – many of which were flooded in 2022 – were being inundated as creeks broke their banks.
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1 month ago | 
townsvillebulletin.com.au | Andreas Nicola |Isabella Pesch |Rose Innes |Iwan Jones
Nearly 100,000 homes and businesses across Brisbane and the City of Moreton Bay have been left without power, with residents warned intense rainfall was still to come on Monday. Already streets and back yards – many of which were flooded in 2022 – were being inundated as creeks broke their banks.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
cairnspost.com.au | Isabella Pesch
Polling boothsDon't miss out on the headlines from Polling booths. Followed categories will be added to My News. Thousands of Queenslanders will head to the election polls on Saturday to choose who will lead the state for the next four years. If you’re still looking for a place to cast your vote, check out our list of polling booths in your electorate. ■ Information updated as of Wednesday, October 23, 2024 accordingly to ECQ onlineALL DISTRICTSBrisbane City Hall.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
cairnspost.com.au | Isabella Pesch
Clutching the hand of her speech pathologist as a surgeon opened a section of her skull – this is what Larissa Kilpatrick remembers of the mammoth operation to remove a tumour from her brain. The 33-year-old from Taigum was diagnosed in January after a seizure led doctors to discover she had brain cancer. Three months later, she was psyching herself up to undergo a craniotomy surgery completely awake in the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
cairnspost.com.au | Isabella Pesch
A Brisbane mother has recounted the shocking moment her nine-year-old son was almost kidnapped inside the family home. What started as a normal Friday morning for mother-of-four Maraea Powell quickly spiralled into a nightmare after she asked her son, Arana, to grab his school shoes from the front porch as she jumped into the shower. After getting his shoes, Arana went back into the house to get ready for school before realising a man had followed him inside.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
geelongadvertiser.com.au | Isabella Pesch
QLD NewsDon't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Nine parties and 525 candidates – with four parties fielding candidates in all 93 electorates – have found out where they will stand on the Queensland election ballot paper on October 26. The Electoral Commission of Queensland on Tuesday drew the ballot order for every electorate in the Sunshine State – a much-anticipated event for those running in the campaign.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
cairnspost.com.au | Isabella Pesch
What is better than an NRL Grand Final? A public holiday the day after to ease aching heads and offer options for guilt-free Mad Monday celebrations. Whether you’ll be commemorating the Monarch’s arbitrary birth date or sleeping in after finals footy celebrations, the October public holiday should be a great way to start the week.
