A usually unremarkable river in north Queensland has suddenly swelled into a “mega river” so big it’s clearly visible on satellite imagery. In northern Queensland, record rain has created an ...

Images released by NASA show the change to the Flinders River – one of Australia’s longest waterways – over the past month, with flooding there at its worst in more than half a century.

River level rises and minor to moderate flooding are expected across parts of the Flood Watch area during this week, with isolated major flooding likely. This Flood Watch means that people living ...

More than 700,000 megalitres of additional water will be released for irrigation development, by the Queensland Government, from the Flinders and Gilbert River systems. However, it remains unclear ...

THE Coalition has continued its water infrastructure cash slash, funding a $7.3-million water diversion project in North-West Queensland. Newcastle Herald news director and business reporter ...

State Development Minister Cameron Dick said the 15 Mile Irrigated Agricultural Development Project on the banks of the Flinders River would create an initial 60ha of irrigated land for table ...

After a long stretch of extreme weather, conditions in flood-ravaged north Queensland have eased, paving the way for a "clearer and calmer" outlook this week. A major flood warning remains in ...

“The council has bought 8200 megalitres of water licences out of the Flinders River, but the only way to use them is if we have a ‘cup’ to put it in.” Environment and Water Minister Tanya ...

They claim the 80,000ML allocated from the Flinders River and 14,200ML from the Gilbert River are not enough to create a viable agricultural and cropping district from the start. But Mr Cripps ...