Craig McCulloch,32,died while trying to help others and he leaves behind a partner and two young children.
It is third time unlucky for ex-Tropical Cyclone Penny,with the tropical low not expected to intensify into a tropical cyclone again.
Police allege the victim was involved in a fight nearby on New Year's Eve.
A 70- year-old American with a cardiac condition was winched to safety off a luxury cruise ship near Stanage Bay.
Janice Terrill was sound asleep last week in her home south of Mackay when she felt a"prick"on her upper arm.
Authorities continue to monitor and fight a number of dangerous bushfires across Queensland,with the Premier saying the emergency was far from over.
Stephanie and Karl Black were forced to carry their children on their shoulders to safer ground after metre-high floodwaters forced them out of their home.
Fisheries Queensland said six sharks have now been caught in drum lines and euthanised,with two more killed on Monday.
It is unlikely experts will ever be able to confirm whether any of the sharks caught in drum lines in the Whitsundays were responsible for biting two tourists,according to Fisheries Queensland.
Some North Burleigh Surf Club beers,a bunch of backpackers and years of solo travelling appear to have paid off for two rugby mates.
The drum lines were rolled out after Hannah Papps,12,and Justine Barwick,46,were attacked off Whitsunday Island.