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Swimmers warned of stinger threat

Lifesavers are warning it could only a matter of days before dangerous marine stingers start turning up in numbers at far north Queensland beaches.

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Near-drowings increasing in Queensland

Queensland Health (QH) is warning parents to keep a close eye on their children when they take to the water - after a spike in near-drownings in the state.

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Stinger attack prompts beach safety warning

Lifesavers are warning beachgoers to swim within stinger enclosures after a 25-year-old man was stung by an Irukandji jellyfish in Cairns.

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Spike in drownings during holiday season

There was a spike in the number of drownings over the holiday period across Australia.

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Beach lifesaving signs standardised

Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) says safety signage should be uniform across Australian beaches.

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Townsville dengue fever outbreak over

Health authorities in north Queensland have declared the dengue fever outbreak in Townsville over.

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Airline to promote surf safety

Virgin Airlines will screen community service announcements about surf safety on all domestic flights from next month.

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North Qld dealing with more dengue cases

Queensland Health (QH) is on alert for another outbreak of dengue fever, with another case confirmed in Cairns.

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Qld Government should enforce pool safety rules: LGAQ

The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) says the State Government should be responsible for enforcing pool inspections, rather than local councils.

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Inquest hears swimmers ignore warning signs

An inquest into the death of a Tasmanian sailor, James Andrew Bennett, at a popular far north Queensland swimming spot has been told people regularly ignore a fence and signs warning them of the risk...

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Water park pools ready for weekend reopening

The pools at a water park south of Cairns in far north Queensland will reopen this weekend after the park was closed earlier this year because of problems with its waterslides.

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More flights from Bali 'pose greater dengue risk'

Queensland Health (QH) says it is concerned direct flights between Townsville in the state's north and the Indonesian island of Bali will lead to an increase in dengue fever cases.

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The trip of '66

"I had an experience on the Nullarbor Plain where I thought, it's them or me, and they aint gonna get me." Mary Taylor looks back on her years spent travelling around Australia as 21 year old.

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Stranded tourist criticises snorkelling company

A tourist was left stranded while snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef in north Queensland when his tour boat left without him.

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