Growers who hosted Queensland's agriculture minister after Cyclone Niran flattened banana crops say they advised him of their wish for a JobKeeper-style ...
The price of bananas is expected to jump temporarily after Tropical Cyclone Niran caused an estimated $180 million in damage to Far North Queensland's crops ...
Banana prices could increase several dollars as far northern Queensland farmers assess over $180 million in crop damage after Cyclone Niran hit the coast this ...
WITH more than 40 years of experience as a volunteer with firstly the NSW and then the Queensland Rural Fire *Service* Warren Kelly has seen fire, flood, storm ...
A SIGNIFICANT number of north Queensland Banana farms have been severely damaged, after cyclonic winds associated with Tropical Cyclone Niran hit on ...
WITH more than 40 years of experience as a volunteer with firstly the NSW and then the Queensland Rural Fire *Service* Warren Kelly has seen fire, flood, storm ...
LIFE in areas of north Queensland is flourishing again a decade after the wrath of Cyclone Larry dealt the region and its residents a severe blow. Peter Michael.
A climate expert says the city is so "poorly designed" that if a severe cyclone causes a massive tidal surge, it will be disastrous for low-lying suburbs — but the ...
PART TWO: Cyclones are a part of life in Far North Queensland. Whats in store for us in the future and how were preparing. Cairns has been lucky to avoid direct ...
Cyclones have brought death and destruction to North Queensland in its relatively short history of settlement, from Cyclone Sigma in 1896 to Yasi in 2011.
IN the eerie quiet Sergeant Rod Stanley, his colleagues and their families, stood in the darkness on the night of February 2/3, 2011, and gazed up at an unlikely ...
Cassowary Coast residents have been battered by far bigger cyclones than Kimi but they say there is still no room for complacency as the storm approaches, ...
Thousands of southeast Queensland homes were left without power after more than 70mm of rain fell in just 30 minutes during wild weather on Tuesday ...
A new Australian tree crop weather monitoring app has been able to track its first major weather event since launching. The Applied Agricultural Remote ...
Townsville Bulletin photographer EVAN MORGAN captured the devastating aftermath of Cyclone Yasi so that future generations will understand the fury that ...
Wild weather, floods, monster cyclones and mosquito-borne viruses could be heading Australia's way after a summer of bushfires and the COVID-19 year from ...
Tropical cyclones have long posed a serious threat to Queensland coastal communities, but after almost every disaster there have been lessons learnt to help ...
Thursday, 21 February 2008 Dani Cooper ABC. Cassowary populations around Mission Beach in North Queensland are still suffering from the effects of Cyclone ...
An unprecedented red alert has been issued for Kalbarri residents who face a threat to lives and homes from cyclone Seroja but who have nowhere to evacuate.
MICHELLE Bellingan was *fresh* off the plane from South Africa, sitting at the Strand, gazing at Magnetic Island when it hit her: She'd discovered paradise.
7NEWS.com.au and Suncorp have teamed up to tell you how you can prepare for storms before they hit. Thought choosing a name for your pet or baby was hard ...
Email photographs to community@theage.com.au. Queensland Police Assistance Line for family and friends concerned about people evacuated in cyclone-hit ...
Cyclone Larry has shredded cane crops worth $200 million, wiping out 10 per cent of Australia's sugar production for the season. The cyclone tore through one ...
FAR North Queensland banana farmers are battling significant losses after a tropical low ripped through the region. Federal Kennedy MP Bob Katter and state ...
An idyllic north Queensland island, which was sold for around $30 million last year, has been repossessed by the previous owners after the new ones failed to ...
Australian federal and state leaders visited cyclone devastated Innisfail, about 1600 kilometres north of Brisbane, the Queensland state capital, last week ...
Cylcone Larry, a category five storm packing winds of up to 290kph, slammed into the coast near the town of Innisfail, south of Cairns in Australia's northeast, ...
Three decades in the army, *service* in Vietnam, leading the recovery from Cyclone Larry and becoming the Queen's representative in Australia makes for many ...
TOWNSVILLE Bulletin journalist John Andersen was right in the firing line of Cyclone Larry as the Category 5 storm hit Innisfail in 2006. Today, hes waiting out ...
Cyclone Larry has devastated Australia's banana industry, destroying fruit worth $300 million and leaving up to 4,000 people out of work. Australians now face a ...
WHEN CYCLONE YASI hit Queensland in 2011, it was declared to be one of the most powerful storms the region had seen since records began. The earliest ...
A North Queensland electricity linesman is calling for his occupation to be included in a list of first responders to benefit from planned changes to workers ...
PLENTY has changed for Damian Roche since he joined the ranks as a paramedic for Queensland Ambulance *Service* more than 31 years ago. His passion for ...
It was 15 years ago that a 19-year-old cadet journalist walked into the Innisfail Advocate on Rankin Street. Now, Im back where it all started as news in the ...
General Sir Peter Cosgrove is one of Australia's most significant public figures and joined Gareth Parker to discuss his memoir “You Shouldn't have Joined – A ...
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An updated version of this article was published in February 2016. Click here to read the updated version. EVERY NOVEMBER TO April, northern Australia ...
As Queensland communities continue the recovery process after cyclone Debbie, a JCU researcher is pointing to lessons learned from Cyclones Larry and Yasi.
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Rod Jacobs got so much from the State Emergency *Service* a career, a tight-knit group of friends and the love of his life. But he gave back even more - and his ...
Homeowners who sold their Far North Queensland properties to Mayfair 101 Group, which was promising to create Australia's next tourism mecca, say they are ...
A passion for helping others, sometimes in their darkest hour, is what bonds an SES couple who live 300km apart to serve their communities. SES operational ...
Pressure is mounting in Canberra over the future of war hero Ben Roberts-Smith's military honours, with concerns that his Victoria Cross - Australia's highest ...
EERIE ruins of a grand mansion have captured the imaginations of those driving along the Malanda-Millaa Millaa Road for almost 15 years. The history behind ...
Linc Energy founder Peter Bond has kicked off a formal campaign to sell Dunk Island off Mission Beach on the Great Barrier Reef with expectations around $20 ...
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Cyclone Yasi: February 2-7, 2011. Widely regarded as the costliest cyclone in Australia's history, Yasi caused an estimated USD $2.8 billion in property losses.
Eight years after being left in ruins by Cyclone Yasi, Dunk Island in Far North Queensland is set for a multi-million-dollar refurbishment following its acquisition by ...
What Makes or Breaks the Season- Other than the obvious COVID-19 bs, the play in the trenches will define the 2020 season. The Cyclones graduated Ray ...
Coastal regions of West Australia are being lashed with winds of up to 250km/h as Cyclone Glenda — rated as powerful as last week's Cyclone Larry and the ...
A Far North Queensland exotic fruit farmer says lessons learned from Cyclone Larry helped him 'cyclone-proof' his orchards ahead of Cyclone Yasi last year.
No international traveller can miss the impact of Australia's quarantine restrictions. Loud posters at every international airport instruct you to dump your *fresh* ...
Marcus was a category two cyclone when it hit Darwin and Nora was a three when it hit the Cape. But what do these numbers mean? And are they the best way ...
A far north Queensland town is rebranding itself as the art deco capital of Australia in an attempt to boost visitor numbers through architectural tourism.
Analysis suggests import restrictions on bananas in Australia are a classic rent‐seeking policy, leaving Australians to subsidise each grower by more than ...
A former software engineer, Serrano has set up infrastructure to support insurance processing following Cyclone Larry in North Queensland and worked with ...
A once-popular Queensland resort island ravaged by Cyclone Yasi has been sold to an investment group hoping to inject new life into the forgotten paradise.
Larry McMurtry, author of the best-selling "Lonesome Dove" novels set in the Old West and an Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Brokeback Mountain," has died at ...
Nothing like some good ole fashion Friday night morning football, right? The 1st place Cyclones head to Austin, Texas to take on the Texas Longhorns, in a ...
For a man who has enjoyed a picnic lunch with the royal family at Balmoral Castle, General Sir Peter Cosgrove has spent a fair bit of time thinking about how ...
Queensland's island resorts are recovering after a decade in the doldrums, but face challenges from overseas destinations, climate change - and now media ...
The convicted rapist accused of a decades-old WA murder has denied under oath having anything to do with the disappearance of missing teenager Hayley ...
Dunk Island was once viewed as a jewel Queensland tourism's crown, but unrepaired damage dating back to Cyclone Yasi in 2011 means it is now a diamond ...
