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.
View ArticleNear-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.
View ArticleStinger 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.
View ArticleSpike in drownings during holiday season
There was a spike in the number of drownings over the holiday period across Australia.
View ArticleBeach lifesaving signs standardised
Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) says safety signage should be uniform across Australian beaches.
View ArticleTownsville dengue fever outbreak over
Health authorities in north Queensland have declared the dengue fever outbreak in Townsville over.
View ArticleAirline to promote surf safety
Virgin Airlines will screen community service announcements about surf safety on all domestic flights from next month.
View ArticleNorth Qld dealing with more dengue cases
Queensland Health (QH) is on alert for another outbreak of dengue fever, with another case confirmed in Cairns.
View ArticleQld 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.
View ArticleInquest 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...
View ArticleWater 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.
View ArticleMore 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.
View ArticleThe 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.
View ArticleStranded 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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