Coffs Coast Advocate

Turtle season a success despite fewer nests

Environmental groups say it's been a successful season for nesting turtles, thanks largely to bad weather

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31st Jan. 2019 5:01 AM

Wild Mob volunteers watched these flatback turtle hatchlings emerge from their nests during this year's turtle nesting season.

Ex-tropical cyclone Owen forecast to track north

DESPITE the early warning signs, ex-tropical cyclone Owen's impact on Mackay is set to be far lesser than previously...

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18th Dec. 2018 8:12 PM

MOVING NORTH: An image from the Himawari-8 satellite yesterday afternoon.

Clearer skies predicted for next few days

Rain conditions will ease throughout the week as Cyclone Owen disappears over the sea

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18th Dec. 2018 5:12 AM

CLOUDS CLEARING: Matt Anderson and Angus the dog enjoy Town Beach as the some of the last storm clouds from ex-Tropical Cyclone Owen hover overhead.

'We just look to the skies and hope for a really good fall'

Farmers still praying for rain after Cyclone Owen fails to deliver.

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17th Dec. 2018 8:12 PM

GAME CHANGE: Central Queensland cricket reps (from left) Jhett Page, Jayden Gardner, Austin Kasperowicz, Riley McDonald, Willem Lloyd and Zac Jotyce get set for a game of laser tag at Rocky Bowl and Leisure after the opening day of the state under-12 championships was cancelled due to wet weather yesterday.

QUEENSLAND: Road closures after Ex-Tropical Cyclone Owen

THE Bruce Highway reopened this morning, but a number of other roads remained closed, after heavy rain from storms and...

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17th Dec. 2018 10:12 AM

The list of roads that are closed due to Cyclone Owen.

Crocodile spotted on road in flood waters

A crocodile was spotted in the middle of a road near Tully, Queensland after Tropical Cyclone Owen hit the northern part of...

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17th Dec. 2018 10:12 AM

Cars trapped in floodwaters in cyclone aftermath

Drivers were trapped in rapidly rising floodwaters and a teenager drowned in a swollen creek as wild weather battered...

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17th Dec. 2018 5:12 AM

The victim’s friends at the scene of the drowning at Big Crystal Creek. Picture: Alix Sweeney

Drowned teen screamed for help in creek tragedy

Teen heard screaming for help as he was swept away by rapidly flowing waters.

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17th Dec. 2018 4:12 AM

A teenage boy has drown at Big Crystal Creek, north of Townsville after jumping into fast moving water. Picture: Alix Sweeney

Man dies in raging floodwaters

A man has died north of Townsville after being swept away in raging floodwaters in the wake of ex-tropical Cyclone...

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16th Dec. 2018 7:12 PM

A man has died in floodwaters north of Townsville as ex-tropical Cyclone Owen heads down the Queensland coast. Picture: BOM

Ex-cyclone Owen is expected to fade overnight

UPDATE: EX-TROPICAL cyclone Owen could reach the end of its life-cycle while approaching coastal waters Monday...

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16th Dec. 2018 5:12 PM

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