Hervey Bay and the nearby island K'gari have copped more than 230 millimetres of rain in six hours, triggering flash flooding across the region.

Witnesses say it was heartbreaking to see elderly people pulled from their homes as floodwater lapped at their doorstep on Sunday.

More than 1400 Hervey Bay homes could be without power for days after the city was hit with a wall of water on Sunday that inundated 1600 properties and left countless residents stranded and displaced.

Devastated home and business owners are dealing with the aftermath of the worst flooding to hit Hervey Bay in decades.

As a sudden rain bomb smashed through Hervey Bay in the early hours of Sunday morning, many residents were left wondering what had happened – and why they didn’t have more notice of what was to come.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is dumping heavy rain across south-east Queensland as hundreds of thousands remain without power.

Cases of Melioidosis, a bacterial infection found in tropical climates that is sometimes referred to as a 'mudbug', have sharply risen in Australia since the start of this year.Queensland Health recorded 111 melioidosis cases as of March 2,

Prisoners at Maryborough Correctional Centre have been kept bust filling sandbags ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Albert in case of flooding.

Tropical cyclone Alfred is moving away from the Queensland coast, but meterologists predict it will turn back towards Brisbane from Tuesday. It comes amid severe weather warnings for the state’s south, as well as K’gari, and northeast NSW, as high tides, damaging surf, and gale force winds are forecast.

More support available for flood-affected South East Queensland residents Eight Community Recovery Hubs open on the Gold Coast, Redlands, Moreton

Travellers have been warned to watch for updates amid the impending landfall of severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Joint media release with the Hon Ann Leahy MPFinancial assistance is available to eligible Moreton Bay and Fraser Coast residents impacted by