Gold Coast severe weather warnings cancelled after intense rains, flash flooding swamps streets
ThuThursday 17
DecDecember 2020 at 10:44pm
Severe weather warnings have been cancelled for the Gold Coast region after intense rains and flash flooding left streets under water.
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The Gold Coast is expected to be granted a reprieve from wild weather today with conditions set to ease across south-east Queensland after a torrid week of heavy rain and flash flooding.
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Severe weather warnings have been cancelled across south-east Queensland
The southern end of the Gold Coast bore the brunt of yesterday s deluge, recording 227 millimetres
Farm worker shortage expected to worsen as industry body says 26,000 workers needed nationwide by March
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FriFriday 11
DecDecember 2020 at 2:59am
This Queensland farm was forced to plough paddocks of gold squash back into the soil as the worker shortage became critical.
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Farmers have blamed a lack of international farm workers for crop losses of more than $22 million as fruit and vegetables continue to rot in fields.
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Crop losses are being reported on the National Crop Loss Register
The losses are expected to grow as Australia s agricultural workforce is expected to decline into next year