Emergencies to do with natural and man-made disasters, police, crime and transport accidents.
With 157 bridge strikes this year up to June 1, Queensland Rail is turning to new technology to reduce accidents in South-East Qld (SEQ). A trailer-mounted height detection system is being tested as part of a reduction program involving the […]
Hobart City Council is calling for a national climate compensation fund funded by the fossil fuel industry to cover the rising costs of worsening climate disasters. Deputy Lord Mayor Dr Zelinda Sherlock moved the motion which was adopted by council
Controlled burns are taking place across Moreton Bay amid planning for the new, and possibly early, bushfire season. Moreton Bay council says the controlled burns will reduce the risk of catastrophic fires and have been completed at Mount Glorious, Albany
E-scooter injuries in young Victorian children have risen 310% in three years, according to a new study of emergency cases. The new research from Monash University looked at almost 4700 e-scooter-related emergency department cases in Victoria from 2022 to 2025. It
Queensland is to get 11 new fire stations starting this year with the 2026-27 state budget to spend $1.17 billion on firefighting. Under the newly-released 2026-27 Budget, $15 million will fund new stations at Hervey Bay, Kingaroy, Ayr, Abbot Point,
With smoke alarms to become compulsory in Queensland by January 2027, households are reminded to check they are compliant. The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) says new smoke alarm laws will kick in from January 1, 2027. Residents have six months
A major cultural burn in remote northern Queensland country has brought to light previously unknown artwork galleries. The discovery was made among sandstone escarpments on Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land (CYPAL) during burns. Their location will remain undisclosed to give
Two divers were found alive and well off the Gold Coast after they had drifted in the waters for about 20 hours. But another man who reportedly jumped from a cruise ship in the neighbouring Moreton Island vicinity on Friday
Hazard reduction burns are now happening across Moreton Bay in preparation of the new bushfire season. The city council manages more than 10,000 hectares of bush and relies on Bureau of Meteorology forecasts to determine suitable days. Mayor Peter Flannery
Europe has drawn up a bloc-wide strategy to respond to the growing threat of wildfires (bushfires) which are getting larger, more frequent and more destructive. The European Commission (EC) says its new strategy has four goals: prevent, prepare, respond and
