
Monday roads update: Current alerts across the Whitsundays
MONDAY 5PM: Residents are still being advised to proceed with caution in a number of areas across the Whitsundays.
Here are the current road alerts listed by the Whitsunday Regional Council:
- Russells Crossing at Bowen: Flooding, closures, avoid the area
- Tondara Rd at Guthalungra: Flooding, lanes affected, proceed with caution
- Murrays Bay Rd at Bowen: Flooding, lanes affected, proceed with caution
- Strathmore Rd at Mount Wyatt: Flooding, closures, avoid the area
- Kings Beach Rd at Bowen: Flooding, lanes affected, proceed with caution
- Bruce Highway at Lethebrook: Hazard, lanes affected, proceed with caution
- Kelsey Creek Rd at Kelsey Creek: Flooding, lanes affected, proceed with caution
The council is still advising drivers to proceed with caution in both locations.
Residents are also being advised by the Department of Transport and Main Roads to proceed with caution on the Bruce Highway at Proserpine.

SUNDAY 10.30AM: The Whitsunday Regional Council has shortened the list of roads affected by flooding on Sunday morning.
Residents are still advised to take precautions in the following areas:
- Russells Crossing at Bowen: Flooding, avoid the area
- Tondara Rd at Guthalungra: Flooding, proceed with caution
- Murrays Bay Rd at Bowen: Flooding, proceed with caution
- Strathmore Rd at Mount Wyatt: Flooding, avoid the area
- Kings Beach Rd at Bowen: Flooding, do not drive in flood waters
- Station Rd at Lake Proserpine: Hazard, proceed with caution
- Bruce Highway between Lethebrook Bridge and Goorganga Bridge: Long-term flooding, no delays expected, proceed with caution

SATURDAY 4PM: Here's the latest road closure information from the Whitsunday Regional Council as at 4pm:
- Russells Crossing at Bowen: Flooding, avoid the area
- Chilli Ln at Bowen: Flooding, proceed with caution
- Inverdon Rd at Bowen: Flooding, proceed with caution
- Telegraph Rd at Bowen: Flooding, proceed with caution
- Tondara Rd at Guthalungra: Flooding, proceed with caution
- Leichhardt St at Bowen: Flooding, avoid the area
- Murrays Bay Rd at Bowen: Flooding, proceed with caution
- Molongle Beach Rd at Guthalungra: Flooding, proceed with caution
- Shute Harbour Rd at Hamilton Plains: Flooding, avoid the area
- Bruce Highway at Goorganga Plains: Flooding, do not drive in flood waters
- A1 at Lethebrook: Flooding, do not drive in flood waters
- Strathdickie Rd at Strathdickie: Flooding, avoid the area
- Strathmore Rd at Mount Wyatt: Flooding, avoid the area
- Crystal Brook Rd at Crystal Brook: Flooding, proceed with caution
- Kelsey Creek Rd at Crystal Brook: Flooding, proceed with caution
- Kings Beach Rd at Bowen: Flooding, do not drive in flood waters
- Bruce Highway at Proserpine: Flooding, do not drive in flood waters
EARLIER: Flood waters have risen over roads across the region after heavy rainfall.
Drivers are being advised to proceed with caution in a number of areas across the Whitsundays because of flooding.
Flooding has subsided on Gregory Cannon Valley Rd at Crofton Creek Bridge but water is covering Shute Harbour Rd at Hamilton Plains.

The Whitsunday Regional Council's disaster dashboard has listed multiple alerts for roads in the region on Saturday morning. Here's the latest as at 11.30am:
- Shute Harbour Rd at Hamilton Plains: Flooding on road, avoid the area
- Gregory Cannon Valley Rd at Croften Creek Bridge: Flooding, avoid the area
- Bruce Highway at Proserpine: Flooding on road, delays are expected, proceed with caution

- Russells Crossing/Telegraph Rd at Bowen: Flooding on road, avoid the area
- Euri Rd at Bowen: Flooding on road, proceed with caution
- Chandlers Rd at Bowen: Flooding on road, proceed with caution
- Molongle Beach Rd at Guthalungra: Flooding on road, proceed with caution
- Tondara Rd at Guthalungra: Flooding on road, avoid the area
- Murrays Bay Rd at Bowen: Flooding on road, proceed with caution
- Leichhardt St at Bowen: Flooding on road, avoid the area
- Inverdon Rd at Bowen: Flooding on road, proceed with caution
- Chilli Ln at Bowen: Flooding on road, proceed with caution
- Goorganga Plains on Bruce Highway: Flooding on road, proceed with caution
- A1 at Lethebrook: Flooding on road, possible road damage, proceed with caution
- Strathdickie Rd at Strathdickie: Flooding on road, avoid the area
- Crystal Brook Rd at Crystal Brook: Flooding on road, proceed with caution
- Kelsey Creek Rd at Crystal Brook: Flooding on road, proceed with caution
- Strathmore Rd at Mount Wyatt: Flooding on road, avoid the area

QLDtraffic is also advising a number of Mackay roads are affected by flooding:
- Neills Rd at Habana: Closed to all traffic
- Hicks Rd and Windmill Crossing at Glenella: Closed to all traffic
- Marion Eton Rd at Sandy Creek: Closed to all traffic
- Barrie Ln at Homebush: Closed in all directions
- Palm Tree Rd at Sandiford: Closed to all traffic
- Grasstree Rd at Sarina: Closed to all traffic
- Rifle Range Rd at Sarina: Closed to all traffic
- Suttor Developmental Rd at Nebo: Closed to all traffic
- Red Hill Rd at Moranbah: Closed to all traffic