More than 10,000 homes and businesses lost power in the Noosa region after multiple explosions at a major Queensland power station plunged southeast Queensland into blackout.
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Subscriber only Cars have been washed away in fast moving floodwaters or left stranded submerged in Sunshine Coast waterways after days of heavy rainfall across the region. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and State Emergency Services crews have responded to multiple calls since 5am on Tuesday. A QFES spokesman said there had been four reports of vehicle-related incidents in flood water at Peachester, Glass House Mountains and Nambour. The spokesman said swiftwater crews had performed searches in three of the jobs and said all occupants of each incident were accounted for. He said crews responded to two jobs at the Glass House Mountains, one at Barrs Road and the other near Old Gympie Road and Mt Beerwah Road.
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Subscriber only Lengthy delays are expected along Kawana Way and motorists have been urged to avoid the area after a truck knocked over a light post. Queensland Police have set up traffic control as both northbound lanes of the busy stretch are blocked. The incident was reported about 11.05am near Kawana Island Blvd at Parrearra which has multiple emergency services on scene. A police spokesman said authorities were awaiting for a crane to arrive and that delays were to be expected.
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Subscriber only A nature photographer faces the possibility of months in a wheelchair after he was nearly killed by a falling tree while shooting at Buderim Falls. Sunshine Coast dad Shane Farmer, 43, was on his final click of the day when he heard a crack from above. A waterlogged tree about 4m long came crashing down onto his head and knocked him into rocks and water below. The crack was the last thing he remembered before he regained consciousness while being stretchered out of the popular walking trial by about 15 emergency service personnel. Mr Farmer was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition about 1pm on Wednesday, February 3.