Don't miss out on the headlines from Cairns. Followed categories will be added to My News. Water bombing aircraft have been sent to back up ground crews fighting a huge fire tracking directly for ...

The blaze, which started on Monday, November 11 had been threatening the town of Forsayth, located southwest of Cairns. Queensland Fire Department (QFD) confirmed the fire’s spread had slowed ...

The Mayor of the Etheridge Shire Council based in Georgetown south-west of Cairns has confirmed a home ... crews who have been working to contain a fire burning between Einasleigh and Forsayth.

Police are continuing to investigate the cause of a house fire almost a week after the bodies of two people were found in the charred remains of a home west of Gladstone. UPDATES. Emergency ...

A Queensland Fire Department spokesman said the call came in about 3.15pm, reporting flames on the building’s uppermost level. The spokesman confirmed two fire crews were dispatched to tackle ...

This week, firefighter Brian Green trekked the more than six-mile round trip from his Erba Lane fire station to DeLaveaga Park in Santa Cruz, combing backroad ditches and bushes for hours on foot. In ...

Forecast issued at 4:30 pm EST on Wednesday 13 November 2024. Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending easterly in the early afternoon.

The couple were hosting two guests at the time, but because their guests worked late, Morin suspected they slept through the residence’s fire alarms. “I run in the house, and I’m banging on ...

The Cairns UV forecast and sun protection times are now available in the MetEye Text Views. More information about changes to UV products. It is important for all Australians or visitors to Australia, ...