Gladstone State Emergency Service

06/03/2026

With rain expected over the next couple of days, we are reminding the community, to take extra care on the roads.

Rain reduces visibility and makes roads slippery, which means vehicles take longer to stop and the risk of losing control increases. 🌧️

If you’re heading out, remember to:
👉 Slow down and drive to the conditions
👉 Leave more space between you and the car in front
👉 Turn your headlights on so others can see you
👉 Allow extra travel time

For information relating to any road closures, please visit: https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/

Stay safe Gladstone 💙

26/02/2026

Testing will soon begin for the new Australian Government cell-broadcast message alert system, called AusAlert. 📱

AusAlert will allow emergency services organisations across Australia to send targeted, near-instant warning messages to compatible mobile devices during disasters.

This means authorities can reach people quickly when it matters most, helping to save lives and property.

AusAlert will be operational by October 2026, ahead of the 2026-27 higher risk weather season.

Community testing will take place across urban, regional, and remote areas in all states and territories in June 2026. Locations include:

🔷 Majura, Australian Capital Territory
🔶 Queanbeyan, New South Wales
🔷 Liverpool, New South Wales
🔶 Port Douglas, Queensland
🔷 Geelong, Victoria
🔶 Port Lincoln, South Australia
🔷 Tennant Creek, Northen Territory
🔶 Goomalling, Western Australia
🔷 Launceston, Tasmania

A national test of AusAlert will take place on 27 July 2026.

During the national test, everyone with a compatible mobile device will receive an alert.

Follow National Emergency Management Agency for updates about AusAlert.

Find more information, including times and dates for all tests, at: http://www.ausalert.gov.au/

12/12/2025

With honour they served 

17/11/2025

Update: The 17-year-old girl reported missing from Kin Kora has been located.

The media and public are thanked for their assistance.

For more info: https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2025/11/17/missing-girl-kin-kora/

16/11/2025

Issued at 3:55 pm Sunday, 16 November 2025.
For people in parts of Capricornia Forecast District.

Heavy rainfall with showers and thunderstorms near Gladstone

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for HEAVY RAINFALL, LARGE HAILSTONES and DAMAGING WINDS

A trough and a very humid airmass combine to drive bands of showers and rain along with isolated embedded thunderstorms.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Gladstone and Calliope.

Emergency services advise people to:
* Park your car undercover away from trees.
* Close doors and windows.
* Keep asthma medications close by. Storms and wind can trigger asthma attacks.
* Charge mobile phones and power banks in case the power goes out.
* Put your pets somewhere safe and make sure they can be identified in case they get lost.
* Do not drive now unless you have to because conditions are dangerous.
* Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area.
* Go inside a strong building now. Stay inside until the storm has passed.

12/11/2025

Hey Gladstone if you see our crews out in the streets tonight don’t be alarmed we are training for one of our many roles land search if you see our crews make sure to give us a big wave !
🧡🧡🧡

29/10/2025

UPDATE: The Bruce Highway at Mount Larcom has reopened.

EARLIER: The Bruce Highway is currently closed northbound at Mount Larcom as emergency services respond to a crash. Diversions are in place. Motorists are advised to avoid the area or expect delays.

22/10/2025

Police have located a girl missing from Clinton, Gladstone, since Tuesday, 21 October.

Police would like to thank members of the public for their help in this investigation.

For more info: https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2025/10/22/missing-girl-clinton-gladstone/

07/10/2025

01/10/2025

Due to heightened fire conditions, Queensland Fire Department have issued a local fire ban for Gladstone Regional Council and Banana Shire Council areas.

For residents in these areas, the ban will be in place from 0001hrs Thursday 2 October, to 2359 Friday 3 October.

Under a local fire ban, all open fires are prohibited and all Permits to Light Fire which have been issued in the designated areas have been suspended for the duration of the ban.

For more information, visit here: fire.qld.gov.au/firebans