July 30, 2024
The Queensland Fire Department – formerly known as the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services – issued a Stay Informed alert on Tuesday afternoon for a bushfire burning in the Coverty area.
The ADVICE alert was issued at 3:01pm.
The fire was burning on Glencoe Road and moving towards K Duff Road.
The QFD said there was no immediate danger but warned residents to stay informed as conditions could change.
- External link: Current Bushfire Incidents
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A rescue helicopter was despatched to Manar Park at Boondooma on Saturday morning after a rider was involved in a motorcycle crash at the off-road recreational facility.
A QAS spokesperson said paramedics were assessing the patient for a significant leg injury at 9:12am.
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A search has begun in the Manyung area for a dog which ran away from a vehicle involved in a single-vehicle rollover near the intersection of the Bunya Highway and Heaths Road on Saturday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the crash site at 3:13pm.
Fortunately, the two occupants of the Volkswagen Polo were not injured, but their dog fled the wrecked vehicle.
Photos of Yoda, a brown mastiff cross rottweiler, have been shared widely on social media.
Anyone who spots Yoda should contact the Kingaroy RSPCA.
UPDATE August 4: Yoda has been found safe and well!
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A motorcycle rider was transported to Kingaroy Hospital in a stable condition after a crash on Verdelho Drive at Moffatdale on Sunday about 8:30am.
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A pedestrian suffered a suspected hip injury when they were struck by a vehicle in Kingaroy just before 5:00pm on Sunday.
The incident occurred in Alford Street.
The pedestrian was taken to Kingaroy Hospital in a stable condition.
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A person was taken by ambulance to Nanango Hospital in a stable condition after two vehicles collided at the intersection of Appin Street West and Cairns Street in Nanango about 8:40am on Monday.
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Firefighters were called to a container on fire on a property in Franklin Road, Wattle Camp, on Monday afternoon.
A QAS spokesperson said no one was injured in the incident.
