One more striking detail: Townsville recorded 301.4mm of rain in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday, 19th March: just ...

More rainfall is forecast today as the weather system slowly moves south-east, which could result in river and creek level rises.

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Melioidosis claims the life of another Queensland Health patient in the Townsville region as a microbiologist warns ...

Emergency and frontline disaster response workers have been honoured and recognised by one of Australia’s most powerful women ...

Australia's largest northern city has recorded its wettest year on record, and heavy rain is forecast to continue today.

While Townsville still continues to cop rain following on from the devastating 2025 floods, the council has moved forward with new modelling of the flood hazard overlay mapping, with one councillor ...

The state government has been selling off land for new housing smack-bang in the middle of Townsville's "black zone", which was evacuated during flooding in February. Property records show homes ...

A generic image of a Kinetic bus. The company, which operates school buses in Townsville, prides itself on providing "safe and reliable school travel". The father alleged the driver then “dumped” 20 ...

His home on Sutton St, Mysterton, was hit hard when flash floods tore through Townsville early Wednesday morning. It came as a massive shock to Mr Leoni who had checked the water levels before ...

The Bruce Highway has already been closed this year due to flooding for the equivalent of a full month, with the road cut at ...

Townsville businesses and tourism operators will soon be able to claim their cut of a $26 million funding package aimed at ...