Ex-Cyclone Koji floods Finch Hatton

Flooding, heavy rain and damaging winds hit north Queensland

Rescues and road closures as Queensland smashed by intense rain

❗ Swiftwater crews are being flown via helicopter to the small south west town of Adavale near Quilpie. ❗ There are reports of one person needing help in the township due to the rising floodwaters. Hundreds of millimetres of rain has fallen on the area over the past few days and it's still raining. Resident Heidi Cowley said she's never seen the water this high. "We're in a two storey house and it's up to our fourth step already and rising very fast," she said. “None of us expected it to come up

🌧SEVERE WEATHER🌧 💦Heavy rain is drenching the south west and more is forecast over the coming days. ⛈The Weather Bureau has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for people in parts of Central West and Maranoa and Warrego Forecast Districts. ☔️How much rain have you recorded? Send us your photos and videos. Rainfall totals in the past 24hrs: 👉Augathella: 122mm 👉Blackall: 36 mm 👉Charleville: 16mm ⚠️The Landsborough Highway is closed to all traffic 6km south of Augathella, due to flooding. ❗️

⚠ Winton Shire activates disaster management ⚠ Winton's local disaster management group has moved to "Stand Up" status after heavy rainfall and flooding across the shire. Three elderly residents have been evacuated from their homes to a centre at the Diamantina Gardens. The town has received 257mm of rain across the event, including 148mm in the past 24 hours. Mayor Cathy White says local residents can contact the town's emergency response centre at the Winton Shire Supper Room by calling 0498 8

Tropical Cyclone Narelle made landfall in Far North Queensland as a Category 4 system, crossing the coast 50 kilometres north of Coen at approximately 7am.

🚂 Queensland Rail the Only Dam Builders in Queensland: After seeing this damage firsthand, it’s obvious some Queensland Rail tracks are acting like kilometres-long dam walls. Raised rail lines with poor drainage around Julia Creek are holding floodwaters back, keeping graziers and communities underwater longer than they should be. This isn’t the first wet season in North Queensland. We know floods come. Infrastructure should be built to handle it, not make it worse. I’ve called for an urgent re