4BC Mornings with Bill McDonald

Mar 09 2025 100 ep. 36 mins 13

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Join Brisbane's own Bill McDonald each morning from 9am as he tackles the biggest local issues of the day.

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'Great news': Albert river begins to fall at Beenleigh, eyes remain on Logan River

Mar 09 2025 4 mins

Southeast Queensland is on high alert for flash flooding as the after effects of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred continue to be felt. Logan Mayor Jon Raven told Bill McDonald, "Right now the the Albert River is falling at Beenleigh, which is great news." "[We're] just keeping our eye on what's happening on the Logan River, especially at the Waterford Bridge," Mayor Jon Raven contin

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'Happened very quickly': Sunshine Coast hammered with heavy rainfall overnight

Mar 09 2025 6 mins

The Sunshine Coast region has been slammed with rain overnight. Sunshine Coast Mayor, Rosanna Natoli told Bill McDonald on 4BC's Special Coverage, "One of the areas, Diamond Valley had more than 350mm."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Premier says first wave of hardship payments will be paid to Gold Coast, Redlands, Logan

Mar 09 2025 21 mins

Queensland Premier, David Crisafulli has delivered an update on recovery payments and the road to recovery for Queenslanders in the wake of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'2000 crew on the ground': Energex works tirelessly to restore widespread outages

Mar 09 2025 6 mins

Spokesperson for Energex, Danny Donald joined Bill McDonald on 4BC's Special Coverage to provide an update on widespread power outages across Southeast Queensland due to Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Refuge centres open in Ipswich as residents advised to 'prepare now' for flash flooding

Mar 09 2025 5 mins

Storms have been heading west through Ipswich and the Lockyer Valley as deluge continued in the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, leading to flash flooding in the early hours of this morning. Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding told Bill McDonald on 4BC's Special Coverage "We are expecting a peak this afternoon from the BOM, so there will be flooding of homes and businesses."See om

"We're a bus city": Brisbane City Council stands by decision to restart bus services

Mar 08 2025 12 mins

Bus services resumed this morning; however, some areas of Brisbane are flooding. Councillor Ryan Murphy told Bill McDonald, "In Brisbane, we're a bus city. Two thirds of all public transport trips are taken on a bus. Queensland Rail are still out of action today. So if it wasn't going to be our buses, it was going to be nothing." "So yes, we came into service, but we were watching

Latest updates from QPS, QFES and Energy Queensland

Mar 08 2025 13 mins

There has been a briefing from Emergency Management Queensland at Kedron. Acting Queensland Police Commissioner Shane Chelepy said, "Members of the public and motorists are within the declaration were urged to stay indoors and do not drive unless necessary." An update from QFES: "It is still a very live risk of flash flooding and a potential threat to life, so please follow t

Queensland Premier says schools will open 'where it is safe to do so'

Mar 08 2025 14 mins

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has provided an update on the unfolding weather situation impacting Southeast Queensland. On schools, the Premier said that by 5pm, every school in the impacted area will have an individual status as to whether they will open.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Logan Mayor says 'bin collections will resume as normal on Monday'

Mar 08 2025 5 mins

Logan Mayor Jon Raven joined Bill McDonald on 4BC's Special Coverage to provide an update on Logan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.