Regional News

News Severe weather warnings are in place for much of the North Queensland coast with damaging winds and heavy rainfall from ex-Tropical Cyclone Penny forecast.

News A MASKED robber who targeted a Mackay region convenience store while armed with a knife was still at large late yesterday.

News The girl went missing from Kirkwood on New Year's Day.

News Cyclone Penny is on track to cross the Queensland coast next week, though she may be an ex-Tropical Cyclone when she gets here.

News TROPICAL Cyclone Penny is looking more likely to cross the Queensland coast near Townsville, with some decent falls forecast.

News POLICE are investigating the suspicious death of a 20-year-old man in central Queensland overnight.

Weather FAR North Queensland is likely to welcome 2019 with a bang with a category two cyclone predicted to form tomorrow.

News TARGETED mental health support will be rolled out to communities affected by devastating bushfires which scorched north and central Queensland in recent weeks.

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Weather The risk of a “significant tropical low” in the northern Coral Sea is likely to increase in the first week of 2019, the Bureau of Meteorology has warned.

News THE cremated remains of two former Mackay residents have been handed in to Victoria Police, sparking significant interstate interest in case of the lost ashes.

Weather Much of Queensland will enjoy a comfortably cool Christmas Day, but there’s one place where the mercury will push the extremes.

News AN ELDERLY woman who nearly drowned in the Whitsundays remains in the care of staff at Mackay Base Hospital.

Weather Australia — beautiful one day, an oven the next. Scientists warn that deadly fire seasons will get more extreme and last longer.

Parenting Move over Ava and Oliver, experts predict there will be some unusual new additions to the baby name leaderboard next year.

News ONE person has died in a fiery crash on the Bruce Highway.

News Rescue team face windy weather to airlift patient suffering a cardiac condition to hospital

Weather Ex-tropical cyclone Owen could reach the end of its life-cycle while approaching coastal waters this morning.

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News BOM data shows three other cyclones have followed Owen's path zigzagging across coasts

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Property THESE are the Queensland suburbs where homes sold within a week in 2018. Find out why and how you can sell your home faster.

Weather STORM warnings were issued across the state and heavy rains affected several coastal areas ahead of a forecast wet weekend.

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