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Queensland SES Volunteer Association Inc’s Deni Keeshan said memberships were dropping with no recovery in sight. “Volunteer numbers are now at the lowest point in the agency’s history, a disheartening and unsustainable trend,” the state vice president said in a statement on Monday. The QLDSESVA stated numbers had dropped from 17,000 in 2003-4 to just 5200 in February this year. Ms Keeshan has also hit back at Queensland Fire and Emergency Service’s comments they could “respond effectively” to emergencies and disasters. “All QFES personnel and volunteers play an important ...

An exercise held at Queensland Fire and Emergency Services' (QFES) training academy today has unleashed future capabilities for the state's Urban Search...

Far North Queensland is set to be hit by a category three cyclone within hours Cyclone Niran is moving slowly north-east away from the coast this morning A tropical low about 215km east of Innisfail has triggered an urgent warning Residents are advised to cancel non-essential travel and secure their houses  The wild weather has also forced 38 schools in Far North Queensland to close 40,000 homes have already been left without electricity after powerlines fell  Lucinda, a three hour drive south of Cairns, received a 259mm downpour 

This month's Palm Beach Post Power Poll asked influencers across the county to weigh in on questions related to the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, and one about the most famous resident who moved back to town. As the Biden Administration's proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill begins its journey through Congress, 70% of the 98 Palm Beach County influencers who responded to the poll said it should be passed, while 30% said it shouldn't.  A smaller majority, 62%, thought the Biden administration should impose travel restrictions to curb the spread of the more ...

People are mopping up after intense rainfall caused flash floods in Brisbane's southern and bayside suburbs, with possibly more rain to come.