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Dry lightning strikes cause island fire

Eight people were evacuated from their homes on North Stradbroke Island last night after dry lightning strikes hit the...

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18th Sept. 2019 11:09 AM

Eight people were evacuated from their homes south of Amity Point at Seven Mile, North Stradbroke Island last night due to a bushfire burning in an inaccessible swamp.

How fireys are beating the bushfire from hell

How strategy, planning, luck and a thousand moments of individual courage saved the Sunshine Coast.

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11th Sept. 2019 6:09 AM

Fire crews battle a fire on David Low Way near Lorikeet Drive at Peregian Beach on Monday night. Photo Patrick Woods / Sunshine Coast Daily.

Deja vu for Rocky family as they plan to evacuate their home

The two siblings were in middle school when the 2015 fires threatened their property in Lakes Creek

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08th Sept. 2019 7:09 PM

HISTORY REPEATS: Caleb and Deanna Brown relive the 2015 fires when they had to evacuate their Lakes Creek home.

Man in custody after suspected arson attack

RESIDENTS were forced to evacuate from their home last night after the timber home caught fire. A man is today expected to...

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08th Sept. 2019 2:09 PM

Police investigating a suspected arson in Darra on Sunday. Picture: AAP Image/Attila Csaszar

Firefighters save homes as Applethorpe evacuated

It may be one of the "bigger and wilder” fires they've fought, but crews are confident they'll get it under...

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07th Sept. 2019 2:09 PM

STAYING STRONG: Firefighters continue to supply water to their crews as the fire jumps across the New England Highway.

Evacuees tell of agonising drive north as Stanthorpe burned

'It sounded like something was exploding'

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07th Sept. 2019 10:09 AM

SAFE AT LAST: Chantelle Peterson evacuated from Stanthorpe after she saw flames as high as buildings.

‘I can’t watch it’: Residents unite as fire hits hinterland

Like a scene out of Tomorrow When the War Began, the Canungra Showgrounds filled with the glare of spotlights...

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07th Sept. 2019 8:09 AM

‘I don’t know what I’m going back to’

A man evacuated with his pets from the path of a hinterland bushfire has spoken about the 48 sleepless hours he has spent...

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07th Sept. 2019 6:09 AM

Dental clinic evacuated after fire

A dental practice has been evacuated after an electrical switchboard caught fire this morning.

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13th Aug. 2019 11:08 AM

A fire broke out in a switchboard at an Ipswich dental clinic this morning.

‘Seek shelter’: Bushfire threatens homes near Kempsey

Residents near a small NSW mid-north coast town east of Kempsey are being told it’s too late to leave as strong winds fan...

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10th Aug. 2019 2:08 PM

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