Townsville residents in low-lying suburbs are being urged to evacuate as authorities warn between mm a day is forecast into next week. The local disaster management group has opened an evacuation centre overnight as more rainfall fell across the region. The Bruce Highway has been cut and multiple streets across NQ are flooded due to widespread and heavy rainfall. Here is a list of roads we know are closed. PLUS: Changes to ferry schedules. Northern residents are still undecided how bad this rain is going to be, but those in low-lying homes are preparing to sandbag as the old Bohle Bridge goes under and Balgal Beach loses power.
Find out the latest. From pubs to morning strolls, hard yakka hikes, barra lures, lubricating oil, animals of all shapes and sizes, dangerous plants, monster crocs and yes, even to mud flats, NQ has it over the rest of the state by a country mile when it comes to things, big, beautiful and outrageous. A group of children have been arrested and charged after allegedly setting a business on fire in Mount Isa overnight. Get a read on unlimited digital news. Find Out More.
A man has been taken to hospital after he struck a cow on the highway. While working in a Qld small community, a father betrayed people who trusted him by setting up a mobile in secret and filming kids to make child exploitation material to distribute to others. New detail has surfaced about the passengers killed and air traffic control staff involved in a mid-air crash in Washington DC. World famous hero pilot Captain Sully has also revealed his theory.
Follow updates. Paramedics are assessing two people after a car crashed off the Bruce Hwy and into a tree near the Paluma turn-off around 5. Motorists are being urged to proceed with caution. Locals from a North Queensland beach town anticipating a turtle hatch this full moon are urging the council to switch off a park light that points towards the beach. Long-range forecasters are concerned about mammoth rainfall across Queensland. A dog found abandoned at a rest area on an intense 40 degree day is now recovering at the vets and on his way to a loving home after a Good Samaritan came to his rescue.
A woman has been charged after an alleged stabbing at a Townsville shopping centre bus stop. A year-old Vincent boy accused of ramming police on two separate occasions has been arrested alongside a year-old Garbutt man after an alleged crime spree across Townsville. Here is a list of District Court sittings at Townsville on January Here is a list of matters listed at Townsville Magistrates Court on Friday.
