Most people would like to enjoy the pleasure of owning a luxurious yacht, but when things go bad, hardly anyone wants to face the consequences. Even the .
A week after a luxury, multi-million-dollar yacht was dumped onto a Queensland beach, locals are still dealing with the aftermath of the incident, spending hours each day cleaning up the rubbish.
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Byfield National Park will be more resilient to future bushfires after receiving a $495,000 boost, as part of $10.7 million in bushfire recovery projects announced Friday by the Australian and Queensland governments.
In 2019, the Cobraball bushfire burnt across the Capricorn Coast, engulfing 12,100 hectares of land including 15 homes, 38 sheds, 8,500 hectares of grazing land and 275 hectares of horticultural production land.
Federal Member for Capricornia Michelle Landry said the fourth and final round of Local Economic Recovery projects was a joint investment of $36.8 million to support recovery in Queensland communities hit hard by the 2019-20 bushfires.
Ms Landry said the 21 projects funded across Queensland included an exciting project in Capricornia.
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Yeppoon Coast Guard went to the rescue of a power boat that had dragged its anchor and was pushed onto rocks overnight at Second Beach, Great Keppel Island.
The volunteer crew received the call from the Mackay-based owner on Thursday, February 4.
The extent of the damage was not known and the Yeppoon Rescue One with skipper Kingsley Bartle and crew arrived on scene at high tide ready to float the boat. The boat on the beach being wrapped in plastic.
As the vessel was beached and due to extensive damage, it was not fit to float.