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River levels at Gympie easing – Normanby could be open by Tuesday

The Mary River at Gympie was at 21.66 metres and falling at 6pm Sunday, with major flooding still occurring. The Bureau of Meteorology said...

HUGE GALLERY: 117 more flood photos from Gympie and Southside

We've got more jaw-dropping photos for you from late Saturday afternoon and all through Sunday to help those from both sides of the river...

Schools to close over floods

Gympie region schools will be closed from tomorrow, along with its Noosa and Sunshine Coast neighbouring council areas. Education Minister Grace Grace said the closures...

Money available for flood affected Gympians

Personal Hardship Assistance is now available to support flood affected and evacuated communities in the Gympie and North Burnett areas, as South-East Queensland’s flood...

Flood data – what you need to know about river levels

DQ60287 , Latest River Heights for Mary River and tributaries and Kin Kin Creek Issued at 4.10pm on Sunday, 27 February 2022 Kin Kin Ck at Kin...

aerial ambos in flood airlifts

Three RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crews are currently in the air, flying missions in support of communities cut off by the evolving flood emergency. The...

Urgent safety message: ‘Stay home’

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has issued an urgent safety message to everyone in south-east Queensland - "Stay home" she said a short time ago. The Premier...

Mary peaks at 23m but we’re not out of it yet

The Mary River peaked around 4am this morning at 22.96m and is currently 22.16m and falling, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, but we're...

Flood boats, food and fuel shortages and water conservation

In was a tense half an hour or so for onlookers at the intersection of Reef and Young Streets in Gympie, when two Queensland...

Drinking water crisis as bad water rises

Rising flood waters have now thrown Gympie drinking water supplies into crisis as floods cut off electricity supply to the city's Jones Hill treatment...

Thousands face days without electricity

Blackouts across much of Gympie region will take days to repair, with some electrical equipment still under "metres of water", an Energex spokesperson said...

Thousands face days without electricity

Blackouts across much of Gympie region will take days to repair, with some electrical equipment still under "metres of water", an Energex spokesperson said...

Sex, teenagers and the law: Gympie’s young people speak

If young teenagers could vote and had a parliament which made laws applying to them, Queensland would be looking at new child safety legislation,...