An Emergency Alert has been issued for Palm Island in relation to flooding. The message advises residents not to swim, or allow others to swim, in flood water and comply with road closure signage. For more information visit mypolice.qld.gov.au/Townsville/
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Closure of drug operation, Biloela
Gladstone detectives have closed Operation Quebec Borba with the charging of six people for the alleged trafficking of drugs. The operation started in September 2018 to target the supply of methamphetamine in the Biloela and Gladstone areas. On January 31 and February 1 police executed 11 search warrants at residential addresses in Biloela, Theodore and […]
EMERGENCY ALERT for Charters Towers
An Emergency Alert has been issued for Charters Towers. The message advises a major flood warning has been issued for the Burdekin River. The Macrossan Bridge at Sellheim will be closed for the next few days. Contact Triple Zero (000) in an emergency or for flood assistance contact the SES on 132 500. For more […]
Update: Shooting, Meridan Plains
Police have charged a man following the alleged shooting of a man at Meridan Plains on Thursday, January 31. It will be alleged around 11.30am an altercation occurred between two men who are known to each other on Meridan Way. During the altercation one man received a single gun shot wound to the hip. The […]
Update: Wounding, Palm Beach
A man has been charged after a girl sustained a serious stab wound at Palm Beach last night. Just after 4pm, police were called to Nalla Court following reports of a physical altercation between four people. During the altercation it will be alleged a 19-year-old man stabbed a 17-year-old girl in the chest. She was […]
Update: Shooting incident, Margate
A man and a woman have been charged with attempted murder after a man sustained a gunshot wound at a Margate residence yesterday morning. It will be alleged a man and woman attended an address on McCulloch avenue around 11.15am and became involved in an altercation with a 25-year-old male resident known to them. It […]
Emergency Alert for Townsville residents from the Townsville Local Disaster Management Group as at 9.25pm Sun 3 Feb
An Emergency Alert message has been issued to Townsville residents from the Townsville Local Disaster Management Group. The message advises that dam gates are now fully open and residents will experience a sudden rise of fast moving water from the Ross River. The following areas will experience imminent flash flooding as a result of significant, […]
Wounding, Palm beach
A man is assisting police with their investigations into a serious wounding incident in Palm Beach tonight. Just after 4pm, police were called to Nalla Court following reports of a disturbance between four people. During the altercation, a 17-year-old girl received a stab wound to the chest. She was transported to the Gold Coast University […]
Emergency Alert for the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council area as at 7.30pm Sun 3 Feb – Boil Your Water
3rd February 2019 7:30 PM An Emergency Alert message to boil water has been issued for residents in the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council area. Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council has advised recent rain has impacted the water treatment plant and recommends that residents boil all drinking water until further notice. Residents are advised to […]
Ross River flood maps
Link to download a high-resolution PDF copy of Townsville City Council’s 2000m3/s flood depth map: https://d2haxmvzil2swt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2019/02/03/18223_Map_2000cmsHeightv3.pdf