'Since 1983 we have lost the sugar cane industry and put whole suburbs on the flood plain.'
22nd July 2016 5:07 AM
Remember the massive foam wall at Alex Headland? What about the Mooloolaba deluge that flooded the place in a few hours?...
20th June 2016 11:06 AM
TIMING of NSW SES tsunami evacuation maps caused North Coast residents to fear a tsunami was imminent.
08th June 2016 7:06 AM
TWEED Heads and Kingscliff residents would need to race to higher ground if a tsunami neared the coast.
08th June 2016 5:06 AM
Coffs Harbour and Sawtell residents would need to race to higher ground if a tsunami neared the coast.
08th June 2016 5:06 AM
COFFS Harbour has been included on a list of 37 local government areas declared as natural disaster zones, by the State and...
07th June 2016 5:06 PM
THE State Govenrment needs to declare natural disaster before local councils can apply for emergency funding to repair...
07th June 2016 7:06 AM
A FOREST Glen man is calling for emergency relief donations to help the people of his hometown in Fiji which was destroyed...
13th March 2016 6:03 AM
BUNDABERG has been granted $40,000 for a new emergency generator and ancillary equipment to better support the local...
07th March 2016 9:03 AM
_ct140x106.jpg "GREAT NEWS: Member for Bundaberg Leanne Donaldson watches on as mayor Mal Forman turns the first sod on the")
FARMERS will now have access to more simplified information about localised support during natural disasters and drought...
03rd March 2016 6:03 AM
THE cost of responding to natural disasters around Australia is set to hit $33 billion a year from 2050, a new report...
03rd March 2016 5:03 AM
CEMA Simpson’s family were running for their lives after a monster wave described as big as a tsunami crushed their home...
29th Feb. 2016 11:02 AM
FIJI’S Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, has vowed his country will bounce back from the destruction wrought by Cyclone...
26th Feb. 2016 5:02 AM
THE Red Cross declared the death toll from Cyclone Winston had reached 29 yesterday, but that is expected to rise as...
24th Feb. 2016 5:02 AM
FOR Gracemere’s Asha Govind the aftermath of Cyclone Winston has really hit home in the last few days as she waits for a...
22nd Feb. 2016 4:02 PM
EX-TROPICAL Cyclone Marcia drenched the region 12 months ago, but Gladstone Regional Council are still dealing with the...
11th Feb. 2016 1:02 PM
DISGRUNTLED contractors have one question for the Central Highlands Regional Council – ‘what about us?’
05th Feb. 2016 7:02 AM
Every week during storm season, community resilience portfolio Councillor Rolf Light is writing a column to help keep...
05th Jan. 2016 5:01 AM
A WOMAN has drowned and a man is missing as a result of floods tearing through areas of the Northern Territory.
29th Dec. 2015 5:12 AM
HELICOPTERS have been flown in to rescue residents stranded by floods in Queensland’s gulf country.
28th Dec. 2015 5:12 AM
COORDINATOR of the Fraser Coast’s disaster management committee Mal Churchill says flood preparedness is the responsibility...
28th Dec. 2015 5:12 AM
Suncorp has received more than 11,000 claims from the February disaster, totaling more than $129 million.
03rd Dec. 2015 2:12 PM
COMPARED to drink-driving or texting at the wheel, motorists believe driving through floodwater is a low-harm activity...
23rd Nov. 2015 8:11 AM
ALMOST a third of Queensland drivers cross floodwaters they know they should avoid. A third of those motorists are from...
23rd Nov. 2015 5:11 AM
GLADSTONE'S disaster response capabilities have received a welcome boost with QGC donating equipment and funds to help...
05th Nov. 2015 11:11 AM
WHEN you call the Clarence Valley home, there is at least one thing you have no choice but to accept as part of life in...
08th Oct. 2015 5:10 AM
EVEN if they wanted to, no Ipswich resident could forget the devastating flood disaster which ravaged the region four years...
08th Oct. 2015 5:10 AM
IT WAS Australia Day 2013 – a day when the heavens opened and large parts of the Gladstone region suffered.
06th Oct. 2015 5:10 AM
Gladstone Regional Council's new disaster and emergency guide 'READY?' will be delivered to every home in the area this...
28th Sept. 2015 9:09 AM
FIRST earthquakes now a giant sinkhole that endangered lives and swallowed a caravan, camper trailer and tents at Inskip...
28th Sept. 2015 5:09 AM
THE Rockhampton Tigers has overcome the devastating impact of flood, fire and a cyclone to ensure their young members can...
23rd Sept. 2015 5:09 AM
Every year we go through fire season and residents in our area have witnessed devastating floods.
24th Aug. 2015 7:08 AM
WHEN the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami struck, killing 230,000 people across 14 countries, the devastation was a wake-up call to...
10th Aug. 2015 5:08 AM
EARTHQUAKES that have rocked the Gympie region in the past week are following the pattern that led up to the 6.0 magnitude...
04th Aug. 2015 6:08 AM
NORTH Burnett Regional Council has started reconstruction to repair more than $10 million worth of damage suffered as a...
30th July 2015 5:07 AM
NO SEWERAGE, no electricity and a make-shift hospital in the middle of a rugby field – this scenario welcomed two Sunshine...
25th June 2015 5:06 AM
CLARENCE Valley farmers affected by storms in April and May can take advantage of disaster relief coming from both State...
24th June 2015 5:06 AM
ProMedical a charity in Port Vila Vanuatu provided some of the first post cyclone assistance and relief after Cyclone Pam...
22nd June 2015 2:06 PM
THERE was one story at the Disaster Resilience Leadership Workshop briefing that made Vicki Forrest decide to sign up.
12th June 2015 5:06 AM
NORTHERN NSW sugar growers have done a remarkable job in getting the sugar crush close to full capacity after a series of...
10th June 2015 5:06 AM
WHEN a massive earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, Sunshine Coast grandmother Chataki remembered what she had been taught...
14th May 2015 5:05 AM
THE manner in which Bede Carmine reacted to the carnage all around him when the earthquake rattled Nepal on April 26 was...
13th May 2015 5:05 AM
THREE flood rescues in the Clarence Valley and nearly 5000 homes and businesses left isolated from the Clarence to Nambucca...
04th May 2015 5:05 AM
SUMAN Gurung knew he had to do something to help the victims of the Nepalese earthquake.
02nd May 2015 5:05 AM
OBTAINING passports and travel documents is the next task for two women from Casino and Goolmangar who were caught up in...
01st May 2015 4:05 PM
THE first contact with family since Nepal was shook by Saturday’s massive earthquake has been made by two girls from Casino...
30th April 2015 10:04 AM
Alyssa stays trapped but safe at camp
29th April 2015 5:04 AM
THREE Sunshine Coast residents were heading to Kathmandu for the adventure of a lifetime – to climb Mount Everest for...
29th April 2015 5:04 AM
Rio Tinto Yarwun employee Steve Askew has shared his diary entries from before, during and after the 7.9 magnitude...
28th April 2015 3:04 PM
_ct140x106.jpg "The base, before the earthquake. Before the tragedy. Photo: Steve Askew")
A HANDWRITTEN prayer outside Sofra Turkish Cuisine restaurant is a sign of the true magnitude of the earthquake in...
28th April 2015 6:04 AM
