Three people have died from the rare soil-borne bacterial disease melioidosis in Townsville following devastating floods in ...

North Queensland has recorded three more deaths from melioidosis on top of four in the state's far north, while health ...

An elderly person has died from the serious infectious disease, melioidosis, that can be contracted from contaminated water, ...

Residents in flood-ravaged parts of northern Queensland have been warned to remain vigilant as three people’s deaths are ...

Hundreds of people were displaced and thousands more impacted, especially in working-class areas, as the result of record ...

While the Australian Defence Force and Emergency services ability to provide assistance during disaster events is second to ...

Townsville, Whitsundays, Wujal Wujal, Yarrabah. Wednesday February 13. Heavy rain causes flooding in North Queensland. Clean ...

Flood-damaged rail infrastructure has at last reopened to Townsville, but the section of track on to Cairns remains ...

It comes as experts warn of a spike in a flood-related health problems. The Townsville Public Health Unit said two elderly people had died from the soil-borne disease on Thursday and one more ...

The Townsville Public Health Unit said the elderly ... had increased during the wet season and after the major rains and flooding earlier in February. “Melioidosis is a very serious infectious ...