The four large islands are popular getaways for locals. In the wake of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, they have another claim to ...

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says Brisbane has “dodged a bullet” – and it could be down to the presence of three islands just ...

As ex-tropical cyclone Alfred dissipates and South East Queenslanders begin to see the sunshine, residents have still been left with some lingering questions. We’ve got the answers to the key ones: ...

Speaking to a couple Burleigh locals in the week leading up to the ABB Finals, they were nervously watching Alfred’s errant tracking, hopeful the very decent banks at Burleigh would not be washed away ...

Queensland's bay islands act as a natural buffer protecting the mainland from severe storm surges, and helped save Brisbane from the full force of Cyclone Alfred.

Picture: Melanie Lawlor Stradbroke Island Resident Clara Durbidge said it was “stressful” preparing her home in the days leading up to the cyclone. “I live in a really old beach back ...

The 64-year-old manages 40 properties on the island and only two suffered from water damage. "It was nothing life-threatening," she said. Over on North Stradbroke ... "The main bulk of it, they ...

The fires — in Center Moriches, East Moriches, Eastport and Westhampton — blanketed part’s of Long Island’s East End ... news conference in Westhampton Beach. “The wind is driving ...