A senior North Queensland academic is warning of the hidden dangers of waterfalls ahead of the Australia Day long weekend after a shock number of recent fatalities.

Two people have died in Queensland after separate falls at waterholes. An 18-year-old is believed to have fallen from a rope swing on the Gold Coast and a 55-year-old died at a waterfall south of ...

He said the Gold Coast had borne the brunt of the rain this afternoon, with 86 millimetres recorded in one hour at Mudgeeraba ...

A flood watch has been expanded to include the Gold Coast following a weekend drenching and further possible heavy rainfall ...

Police say a 17-year-old girl went over Wappa Falls on Sunday afternoon and a 17-year-old boy who jumped into the water to ...

Springbrook National Park is known for its spectacular waterfalls. Picture ... of Brisbane and about an hour drive southwest of the Gold Coast. It is known as a popular hiking spot with lush ...

Springbrook National Park is about an hour's drive west of the Gold Coast and is popular with tourists and bushwalkers for its spectacular waterfalls, rainforest and ancient trees. Covering 6,197 ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gold Coast. Followed categories will be ... sent a letter to Springbrook and Purling Brook Falls residents alerting them of a temporary closure from Monday ...