In the biggest overhaul of shark safety on Queensland beaches in 60 years, the government will spend $90 million on new nets, drumlines and drone patrols. SEE WHICH BEACHES The move comes after a ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. A hundred years ago, the first tourists on Bribie Island arrived from Brisbane on a 1000-passenger ...

A 17-year-old girl died after being bitten by a shark while swimming off a beach in the north of Brisbane. The attack marks Australia’s third fatal shark incident in just over five weeks. Emergency ...

Visitors to beaches in Australia’s Queensland got a nasty surprise over the weekend: hordes of bluebottle jellyfish, which stung more than 3,000 people on the Gold and Sunshine coasts. A whopping ...

Older people hitting the surf to stay fit and healthy are “over-estimating their abilities” and contributing to an alarming ...

A spate of incidents in which whales have been snared in Australian shark nets have led activists to once again cry for their removal. In two separate incidents, pairs of whales were spotted off the ...

Two near drownings, one a young boy, have occurred on the Gold Coast as wild weather again dampens the spirits of beach goers, with beach closures along the southeast coastline. One patient has been ...

Swimmers have been warned to beware of swarms of bluebottle jellyfish on Queensland's most popular beaches, with 700 people suffering painful stings in just two days. Surf Lifesaving Queensland says ...

Queensland's coastal shark numbers are continuing a 50-year decline, in sharp contradiction of suggestions of 'exploding' shark populations, according to a new analysis. Researchers analyzed data from ...

The move comes after a horror fatal attack on shark-protected Bribie Island in February which claimed the life of teenage lifesaver Charlize Zmuda. It also follows an external review of the program ...