'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
