Some residents of Burketown in Queensland’s Gulf Country have opted not to leave as instructed, as the town’s sewerage was compromised and power cut by rising floodwaters. As the flood crisis ...

Burketown, Queensland, was flooded on March 12, as rain from severe thunderstorms swamped the area. Video filmed by Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) shows Burketown inundated with water ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Located 418 km north of Mount Isa and 15 metres above sea-level, Burketown proudly announces to the ...

A man is fighting for life after being struck by lightning at a golf course north of Brisbane, while thousands of properties were left without power, and 42 calls for assistance were made as storms ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Weather. Followed categories will be added to My News. Annastacia Palaszczuk’s government announced further disaster relief funding for residents in and around ...

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The chance discovery of a photograph of Chinese prisoners in a jailyard in Burketown in 1900 has led to research on the story and historical events that lead to the arrest. Editor of the North West ...

Burketown will get a new police station with the current station on Gregory St being infested by termites. Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at ...

As the flood crisis continues in the state’s northwest, authorities have this morning said it is no longer “safe for people to remain” in Burketown. “This is particularly relevant to the elderly and ...