The Latest Breaking News from Sunshine Coast

Dragons breathe fire to overwhelm Warriors

St George Illawarra have claimed an impressive 28-16 NRL win over the Warriors on the Sunshine Coast with winger Mikaele Ravalawa scoring a hat-trick of tries.

AAP · Mar 12, 2022

Drua notch historic Super win over Rebels

The Fijian Drua have notched an historic Super Rugby Pacific win, coming from behind to heap more pain on the winless Melbourne Rebels on the Sunshine Coast.

AAP · Mar 4, 2022

Brisbane and south-east Queensland's weekend of wild weather and flooding, in pictures

In the past week parts of south-east Queensland received "scary" amounts of rain, dams from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast hit capacity, and the region dealt with major flooding.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2022

Victoria records 15 Covid deaths, NSW 11 and Qld eight; flood fatalities – as it happened

Two people, including an SES volunteer, have died after being swept away in Queensland flood waters, bringing the toll to four. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · Feb 25, 2022

Three people killed in flooding, evacuations in Gympie as BOM issues major severe weather warnings for south-east Queensland

Flooding claims the lives of two people in south-east Queensland as authorities urge people to prepare for dangerous weather conditions to continue well into Sunday.

ABC News · Feb 25, 2022

Queensland's wet weather continues with more than 400mm of rain falling in three hours, flood warnings issued

Heavy rain drenches parts of south-east Queensland with Wide Bay and the Sunshine Coast seeing a month's worth of rain in an hour and rising floodwaters prompting evacuations of properties in Lockyer Valley.

ABC News · Feb 24, 2022

Motorcyclist dies in south-east Queensland floodwaters, severe weather possible late Thursday

The body of a motorcyclist is found after 54-year-old Phillip Lambert was reported missing yesterday when his motorbike was found near a bridge at Cedar Pocket, near Gympie.

ABC News · Feb 23, 2022

How Launceston took out a top travel gong in the eclectic Town of The Year awards

Launceston has been crowned as the best Australian town to visit for 2022, with other eclectic and perhaps unexpected choices rounding out the top 10.

The New Daily · Feb 23, 2022

Woman dies in Queensland flooding as stormy weather pummels NSW and south-east Queensland

Body found in a submerged car near Noosa as hundreds of millimetres of rain forecast to lash eastern Australia in coming days

The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2022

One dead, 10 missing in Queensland floods

The body of a 60-year-old woman has been found in floodwaters in southeast Queensland, with another 10 people missing and heavy rain forecast until Friday.

AAP · Feb 22, 2022