Insane rainfall in the Paluma and Rollingstone areas has caused power lines to fall across the Bruce Hwy, Rollingstone Ck to burst its banks, and Paluma Dam to reach a record-breaking 160 per cent.

The dam will hold 6600 megalitres more, or the equivalent of around 26,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools, once works are complete. Waste and Water Committee chairman Russ Cook said the project would ...

Repair work has begun on the destroyed Paluma pipeline. Normally supplying 15 per cent of Townsville’s water, the pipeline has been cut off since February 13 due to massive landslides. Normally the ...

Fallen powerlines have been seen at the Balgal Beach turn off on the Bruce Hwy and at the Ollera Ck bridge near the Paluma turn off. Ergon Energy said people should stay far away from fallen ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Townsville. Followed categories will be added to My News. Fallen powerlines have been seen at the Balgal Beach turn off on the Bruce Hwy and at the Ollera Ck ...