Lucky enough today to hear the The Australian’s Hedley Thomas in conversation with former Rural Press Club QLD President Trent Thorne Trent Thorne - some incredible insights and advice for regional journalists and reporters. Congrats to all the winners of the Qld Rural Media Awards!

Nationals senators Senator Matt Canavan & Senator The Hon. Bridget McKenzie have used the Senate Estimates post-lunch sesh to ask DAFF officials about the pending closure of the live sheep trade. Worth a listen if you're keen to get up to speed on the program & legislation. youtube.com/watch?v=AzvaMg…

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it's the one you've been waiting for, anticipating all summer, it's basin estimates day! 🤪

2am AEST update: After being slow moving for several hours, Tropical #CycloneAlfred is moving to the west once again, towards Qld coast. A crossing north of Brisbane overnight tomorrow still looks the most likely scenario. Detail and warning: bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_f…

Quite timely given TC Alfred is approaching the Qld coast, here’s the story of a cyclone in the NT quite a few years ago. TC Craig caught my husband and his mate ⁦⁦Michael Atkinson⁩ in quite a precarious spot, have a listen: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/out…

⁦Rural Press Club QLD⁩ is underway in #Toowoomba with Bruce Vandersee in conversation with RPC committee member Michael Blakeney. Only the best when we head west, an Olympic venue at the RASQ Toowoomba Royal Show. ⁦RDO Equipment Australia⁩ what a wonderful story!

Wonder what sort of grease goes in the wheel bearings?

Queensland's widespread flood warnings continue to be updated regularly. A flood summary is available here: bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/f… Full list of warnings: bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/

The top end of the place is coming out of the water but still a lot in the South. Losses have started to emerge now, still a lot unaccounted for.

Sunset on Good Friday near Westbrook, outside #Toowoomba on Qld’s Darling Downs

Kelvin Helmholtz or Fluctus clouds south west of #Toowoomba on QLD’s Darling Downs this morning. Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland Jenny Woodward Cloud Appreciation Society

Kelvin Helmholtz clouds above #Toowoomba Jenny Woodward Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland

Spectacular sunrise this morning near Westbrook #Toowoomba on QLD’s Darling Downs! Jenny Woodward Cloud Appreciation Society

Well that looks lumpy… hold onto your hats! Via the old BOM radar.

IRL and on the Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland radar - looks awful and already reports of huge hail. Take care near Nobby and Clifton.