Kevin Yu of Taoyuan, Taiwan, blasts out of a sand trap onto the eighth green during the third round of the John Deere Classic ...

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Officials said the fires started as two spot fires and have been named the Grant Lake Fire and the Sand Hill Fire.

Nine Waterside Picnic Spots in and Around Brisbane That You Might Not Have Visited Fill a basket with tasty treats and head to a hidden beach, suburban lagoon or scenic lake.

The body of a man in his 60s has been found after a car plunged into the Brisbane River in the city’s western suburbs.

On Sunday, Brisbane City Council announced a special red-top bin collection service would occur after many bins were left overflowing in the days leading up to Cyclone Alfred.

A flood warning has been issued for the Brisbane River after torrential rain saturated the region, with waterfront homes already being inundated by rising water levels.

Locals in both cities were hungry to stay in the water – but while the Gold Coast woke up to damage on Saturday, for the Sunshine Coast, the biggest risk was yet to come.

The visiting South River Seahawks defeated the Oxon Hill Clippers, 82-41, to win a girls MPSSAA Class 3A state quarterfinal game Friday evening.

Residents of inner Brisbane suburb Rosalie are past masters of withstanding floods — but cyclones are an unfamiliar threat.