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Fires under control after houses threatened

Firefighters are on stand-by with helicopters at the ready in the Wide Bay region of southern Queensland.

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Authorities probe central Qld bushfires

Authorities are still investigating several large bushfires in central Queensland during the last few months.

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Wide Bay soaks up drenching

There has been heavy rain in parts of south-east Queensland's Wide Bay overnight.

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NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol.

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NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol.

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Weather patterns conspire for turtle 'baby boom'

There is a predicted 'baby boom' for not-often-seen green turtles on central Queensland beaches and it is down to weather patterns.

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A green turtle baby boom to celebrate volunteers' 40 year annniversary

Wreck Rock volunteers Bev and Nev McLachlan, turtle researcher Col Limpus and ranger Cathy Gatley discuss the boom in green turtles - and for Bev and Nev, their special role over four decades.

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Nev and Bev McLachlan at Wreck Rock

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Nev and Bev McLachlan at Wreck Rock

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Cane toad an unlikely hero helping to protect endangered turtles

One of Queensland's most hated pests is being used to deter predators of an endangered turtle in Queensland, keeping goannas away from breeding beaches near Agnes Water.

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Cane toad

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Goanna eats turtle egg

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Nev and Bev McLachlan at Wreck Rock

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'Evacuate immediately': Hundreds told to leave as bushfire nears communities

Fire authorities say "we haven't seen this in Queensland before" and hundreds of residents are told to leave their homes immediately as a "dangerous and unpredictable" bushfire approaches communities...

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Bushfire close to homes at Deepwater

A large bushfire at Deepwater, Queensland, is threatening property and forced evacuation of local residents. Footage shot November 25, 2018.

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More evacuations ordered amid warning bushfire conditions to get worse

Emergency services expand an evacuation order on central Queensland communities threatened by a bushfire, with authorities warning conditions are set to worsen on Tuesday.

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'No reprieve in sight': Reinforcements brought in to battle bushfires as...

Temperature records are being broken across the central and northern parts of Queensland as an "extreme heatwave" creates "trying conditions" for fire crews battling large bushfires with 1,500 people...

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Flames captured by Branyan Rural Fire Brigade

Flames captured by rural fire fighters on scene at Deepwater and Agnes Water as major bushfires burn, November 2018.

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Destruction caused by bushfires at Deepwater and Baffle Creek

Aerial vision of destroyed cars and buildings in central Queensland where bushfires are continuing to burn.

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Bushfires at Baffle Creek and Deepwater

Burnt buildings and cars in the wake of a bushfires in the Deepwater and Baffle Creek area.

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