An Emergency Alert message has been issued to Townsville residents from the Townsville Local Disaster Management Group. The message advises that dam gates are now fully open and residents will experience a sudden rise of fast moving water from the Ross River. The following areas will experience imminent flash flooding as a result of significant, […]
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A man is assisting police with their investigations into a serious wounding incident in Palm Beach tonight. Just after 4pm, police were called to Nalla Court following reports of a disturbance between four people. During the altercation, a 17-year-old girl received a stab wound to the chest. She was transported to the Gold Coast University […]
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3rd February 2019 7:30 PM An Emergency Alert message to boil water has been issued for residents in the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council area. Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council has advised recent rain has impacted the water treatment plant and recommends that residents boil all drinking water until further notice. Residents are advised to […]
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A 71-year-old man reported missing from Mount Gravatt has been located safe and well. The media and public are thanked for their assistance.
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Link to download a high-resolution PDF copy of Townsville City Council’s 2000m3/s flood depth map: https://d2haxmvzil2swt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2019/02/03/18223_Map_2000cmsHeightv3.pdf
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A 71-year-old man reported missing from Mount Gravatt has been located safe and well. The media and public are thanked for their assistance. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 […]
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Residents in many suburbs across Townsville are warned that they may experience flooding from rapid rises of the Ross River. This includes Rosslea, Hermit Park, Railway Estate, Townsville City, Oonoonba, Idalia, Cluden, West End, Rowes Bay, Garbutt, Aitkenvale, Cranbrook, Currajong, Mysterton, Pimlico, Mundingburra, Douglas, Annandale, Kirwan and Thuringowa Central and South Townsville areas. The dam […]
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A man and a woman assisting police with their enquiries following a shooting that occurred earlier today. Officers were called to an address on McCulloch Avenue at around 11.40am following reports a man had sustained a suspected gunshot wound. He has been transported to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital for treatment. A man and […]
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Police are asking vehicles attempting to leave flooded areas via Rooneys Bridge/Abbots Street in Railway Estate to turn around and use Lakeside Drive to get to higher ground. Travel to the city is NOT accessible via this route. There is significant traffic congestion in the area as a result. For more information regarding evacuation routes, […]
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An Emergency Alert has been issued for Oonoonba, Idalia and Cluden. Residents are being advised that the heavy intense rainfall on top of elevated flood levels is likely to cause flash flooding. Residents should move to higher ground immediately if they are concerned. Evacuation centres are open at Heatley Secondary College on Fulham Road, and […]
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