UPDATE: Please be advised the local fire ban declared in the Ipswich City and Lockyer Valley Regional Local Government Areas has been cancelled from 2359 hrs on Sunday 6 September.

QFD has been working with the safety regulator and prosecutor since the incident and has today informed all relevant parties that QFD intends to plead guilty to the charge in the Work Health and Safety prosecution.

Queenslanders planning to explore hiking trails and rock climbing locations these school holidays are being reminded to prioritise their safety and ensure they are well prepared.

Queensland Fire Department has cancelled a local fire ban for residents in the Whitsundays Regional Council Local Government Area.

Queensland Fire Department has cancelled a local fire ban for residents in the Townsville Local Government Area.

UPDATE: The local fire ban for residents in the Whitsundays Regional Council Local Government Area has been cancelled.

Queensland Fire Department has cancelled a local fire ban for residents in the Whitsundays Regional Council Local Government Area.

UPDATE: Please be advised the local fire ban currently declared for residents in the Mackay, Whitsunday and Townsville Local Government Areas will be cancelled from 1159hrs Monday 10 November.

UPDATE: Please be advised the local fire ban currently declared for residents in the Burdekin Shire, Northern Peninsula Area, Torres Shire and Torres Strait Island Local Government Areas will be cancelled from 1159hrs Monday 10 November.