Hinchinbrook Shire Mayor Ramon Jayo says the floodwaters are “receding” in Ingham following days of relentless rain and floods.

Residents in a flood-hit town in Far North Queensland learned early today they have been left without drinking water.

With much of the country in the grip of devastating bushfires, it's hard to believe that only nine years ago much of Queensland was battling a flood crisis. Starting in November 2010, 97 communities ...