The system is expected to whip up dangerous swells,significantly erode beaches,dump isolated falls of 300mm and bring wind gusts in excess of 100km/h.
An inquest into the fate of eight fishermen - six of whom were never found - will scrutinise what caused two trawlers to sink in rough seas off the coast of Queensland.
A man has tried to help a woman who was allegedly being threatened by a man with a knife before being stabbed in the chest.
A colony of fruit bats is believed to be behind a spate of mysterious power outages plaguing Queensland cane growers.
White powder packages found at Bundaberg could be cocaine dumped during an arrest last year.
Bryan Hodgkinson was found on September 8,1987,beaten and stabbed to death beside a rural road in bushland south of Bundaberg.
Firefighters have warned residents the bridge out of Deepwater may be"impacted"by the blaze.
The alleged attacker brought a knife to the high school and argued with the victim before attacking her.
A 29-year-old Bundaberg man has been charged with one count of murder after he was allegedly involved in a fight that left a man dead in Bundaberg.
The three separate incidents claimed four lives,including those of a mother and her 12-year-old daughter.
Dangerous surf conditions,flood warnings and possible severe thunderstorms are expected to dawn on Queensland following heavy rainfall on Friday night.