Weather
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A mid-winter’s day in the Scenic Rim: SNOW FLURRIES, HAIL AND ICY COLD
SNOW flurries on Mt Barney, hail in Boonah and a marked drop in temperature on an already cold mid-winter afternoon – it all happened in…
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Local flood warning network expected to be taken over by BoM
THE Bureau of Meteorology plans to takeover the Council-owned rain and flood warning equipment from across the region. At this week’s general council meeting, councillors…
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Extraordinary March rainfall totals across the Scenic Rim
EVERY locality across the Scenic Rim has already recorded more than 50 percent of the average annual rainfall. Three months into the new year, and…
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TC Alfred leaves a trail of devastation in Lamington NP
FOUR days of cyclonic winds gusting to 120km/hr felled ancient trees and caused the closure of walking tracks in Lamington National Park. More than 700mm…
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Community led disaster management key to Beechmont’s future resilience
A BEECHMONT man hopes to establish a community-run disaster management group encompassing residents living at Beechmont and Lower Beechmont. Matt Stapleton spoke with the Fassifern…
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Widespread flooding the aftermath of TC Alfred
THE full impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred and the subsequent tropical low has yet to be assessed. Coastlines along the South East Queensland and northern…
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TC Alfred on the list of rare weather phenomena
A TROPICAL cyclone that tracks as far south as the south-east coast of Queensland and makes an east-west crossing onto the mainland is a rare…
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Ex-TC Alfred: Power outages and heavy skies in Scenic Rim
The Scenic Rim region has so far escaped the major impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which has now been downgraded to a slow moving, tropical…








