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AVOID SMOKE (HAZARD REDUCTION BURN) - Mungallala (near Roma) - fire as at 9:42am Saturday, 15 August 2026 (WARN-150)

Location: Mungallala -26.447910174023225 latitude, 147.54311499383303 longitude, grid square QG33SN52
Map:
Incident Type: FIRE VEGETATION
Alert Level: Advice
Severity: Minor
Action: Monitor
Expires: 2026-08-16T09:42:53.243+10:00

Thick smoke is affecting Mungallala. This is from hazard reduction burning near the Warrego Highway and Redford Road, Mungallala.

Protect yourself from the impacts of smoke.

- If the smoke is thick where you are, stay inside and close windows and doors.

- If you need medication to help you breathe keep it close.

- If you are worried about your health call your doctor or 13 HEALTH (13 432 584). If it is an emergency, call Triple Zero (000) now.

- If you are affected by the smoke you may need to leave the area.

- Do not fly drones around the fire as they affect firefighting.
- Click here for current QFD incidents and warnings
- Click here for bushfire preparation tips
- Click here for health advice and air quality information
- Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com
- Click here for road closure information or call 131940

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AVOID SMOKE - Captain Creek and Miriam Vale - fire as at 3:20pm Saturday, 15 August 2026 (WARN-156)

Location: Captain Creek, Miriam Vale and surrounding areas -24.309991044630337 latitude, 151.6955306193652 longitude, grid square QG55UQ35
Map:
Incident Type: FIRE VEGETATION
Alert Level: Advice
Severity: Minor
Action: Monitor
Expires: 2026-08-16T15:21:32.627+10:00

Thick smoke is affecting Captain Creek, Miriam Vale and surrounding areas. This is from a fire burning near Round Hill Road and Uxbridge Road, Captain Creek.

This fire could burn for days. Protect yourself from the impacts of smoke.

- If the smoke is thick where you are, stay inside and close windows and doors.

- If you need medication to help you breathe keep it close.

- If you are worried about your health call your doctor or 13 HEALTH (13 432 584). If it is an emergency, call Triple Zero (000) now.

- If you are affected by the smoke you may need to leave the area.

- Check for warning updates often.

- See for a listing of ABC Local Radio stations which may be broadcasting emergency information in your area.

The Muscle Gain Cost of Inconsistent Training

Your body needs repeated exposure to resistance training, consistent opportunities for progressive overload, and enough weekly training volume to create a reliable reason to adapt.

You Lose Repeated Exposure to the Growth Stimulus

Progressive Overload Becomes Harder to Track

Technique and Exercise Efficiency Can Decline

Your Training Volume Becomes Unpredictable

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The Shake Up Podcast With Candice Harvey
I'm here to shake you up with straight-talking strategies, a smidge of humour, and my obsession with human behaviour in the workplace because I get it, I did it for 15 years...

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This isn't being used for local crime prevention, researchers have found thousands of instances of Flock data being accessed across state lines In multiple states local police granted federal agencies (like ICE)

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AVOID SMOKE - Emerald - fire as at 7:04pm Saturday, 15 August 2026 (WARN-162)

Location: Wills Road, Caringal Road and Gregory Highway -23.482023127668963 latitude, 148.146119001781 longitude, grid square QG46BM74
Map:
Incident Type: FIRE VEGETATION
Alert Level: Advice
Severity: Minor
Action: Monitor
Expires: 2026-08-16T19:07:10.167+10:00

Thick smoke is affecting Wills Road, Caringal Road and Gregory Highway. This is from a fire burning on Wills Road and Gregory Highway.

This fire could burn for days. Protect yourself from the impacts of smoke.

- If the smoke is thick where you are, stay inside and close windows and doors.

- If you need medication to help you breathe keep it close.

- If you are worried about your health call your doctor or 13 HEALTH (13 432 584). If it is an emergency, call Triple Zero (000) now.

- If you are affected by the smoke you may need to leave the area.

- Check for warning updates often.

- See for a listing of ABC Local Radio stations which may be broadcasting emergency information in your area.

. See for official warnings from the QFD. DO NOT RELY ON THIS SERVICE FOR TIMELY EMERGENCY WARNINGS.

STAY INFORMED - Pacific Haven, Howard and Buxton - fire as at 3:59pm Saturday, 15 August 2026 (WARN-159)

Location: Pacific Haven, Howard and Buxton -25.257483043174886 latitude, 152.513819927111 longitude, grid square QG64GR18
Map:
Incident Type: FIRE VEGETATION
Alert Level: Advice
Severity: Moderate
Action: Monitor
Expires: 2026-08-16T15:59:11.523+10:00

A fire is burning near the Bruce Highway, Cherwell.

Stay informed because the situation could change.

- Check for warning updates often and listen to your local radio station.

- Decide what you will do if the bushfire gets closer.

- If the smoke is thick where you are, stay inside and close windows and doors.

- If you need medication to help you breathe keep it close. Smoke can make it hard to breathe.

- Do not fly drones around the fire as they affect firefighting.

- If you are in danger, call Triple Zero (000) now.
- Click here for current QFD incidents and warnings
- Click here for bushfire preparation tips
- Click here for health advice and air quality information
- Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com
- Click here for road closure information or call 131940

- See for a listing of ABC Local Radio stations which may be broadcasting emergency information in your area.

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How to bring more playfulness to your everyday life

The Nope Coach
For recovering people-pleasers who are tired of putting themselves last to keep everyone else comfortable. Hosted by Suzanne Culberg...

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Want to be a great leader We asked 11 pro athletes to share the trait that matters most

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AVOID SMOKE - Churchable and Lockyer Waters - fire as at 2:20pm Friday, 14 August 2026 (WARN-142)

Location: Churchable, Lockyer Waters and surrounding areas -27.42922076902964 latitude, 152.37204271160715 longitude, grid square QG62EN46
Map:
Incident Type: FIRE VEGETATION
Alert Level: Advice
Severity: Minor
Action: Monitor
Expires: 2026-08-15T14:20:55.427+10:00

Thick smoke is affecting Churchable, Lockyer Waters and surrounding areas. This is from a fire burning near Gatton Esk Road.

Fire crews are currently on scene. Protect yourself from the impacts of smoke.

- If the smoke is thick where you are, stay inside and close windows and doors.

- If you need medication to help you breathe keep it close.

- If you are worried about your health call your doctor or 13 HEALTH (13 432 584). If it is an emergency, call Triple Zero (000) now.

- If you are affected by the smoke you may need to leave the area.

- Check for warning updates often.

- See for a listing of ABC Local Radio stations which may be broadcasting emergency information in your area.

How to make the most of this Shoulder Workout!

Performing dumbbell upright rows effectively while keeping the shoulders in a comfortable position.

1 Start with a manageable weight.

2 Begin with the dumbbells in front of your thighs.

3 Keep the dumbbells relatively close to your body.

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Book preservation question:

I have a lot of picture books (really, a lot, like about 250) and I want to box them up. My kids are done with them for now but we'd like to keep our favourites for if/when they have kids or we have other small children visiting in the future.

What's the best way to store them so they don't get musty/mouldy

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When you become a Die Hard fan of any celebrity, your entire identity becomes a shadow of that person.

Your life revolves around them.

You see their staged personality, which is highly inauthentic and made up.

Many of them are not good people in Real Life.

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Stuck with a gift card from a shuttered business Here are your options, consumer advocate says
The sudden closure of a Lakeshore day spa has led to anger from some of its gift card holders and to offers of help and advice from consumer advocates and other local spas.

> Ten ways in which being against AI in writing makes you a gatekeeper by

FTA: "If you want to be a writer, do the thing. If you want to be called an author, write stuff and get it published. Boom. Done. You want to steal and call yourself an artist Nah, fuck that."

> Ten ways in which being against AI in writing makes you a gatekeeper by

FTA: "If you want to be a writer, do the thing. If you want to be called an author, write stuff and get it published. Boom. Done. You want to steal and call yourself an artist Nah, fuck that."

While I ate cake at a family gathering: Thoughts on family

I stood in the corner, a paper plate with a slice of cake in my lap. My eyes widened with confusion. Looking around me, I realized: I dont know that many happy families.

Can anybody something like Apple's hide my email

I've started some self hosting and wanted to go to proton mail with that feature but since they're doing questionable donations I feel more like a managed nextcloud for storage and then do the rest myself.

I have solutions for Passwort management but I'd need something easy to generate email aliases as well and store them in the PW manager. Any recommendations for that

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STAY INFORMED - Kilkivan - fire as at 6:03pm Tuesday, 11 August 2026 (WARN-84)

Location: Kilkivan, Black Snake and surrounding areas -26.11056810851664 latitude, 152.24855440659292 longitude, grid square QG63CV93
Map:
Incident Type: FIRE VEGETATION
Alert Level: Advice
Severity: Moderate
Action: Monitor
Expires: 2026-08-12T18:05:04.33+10:00

A fire is burning near Blacksnake Road. This fire could burn for days.

Fire crews are on scene and will be conducting a large backburn to help control the fire. Fire and smoke will be very visible to the community.

Stay informed because the situation could change.

- Check for warning updates often and listen to your local radio station.

- Decide what you will do if the bushfire gets closer.

- If the smoke is thick where you are, stay inside and close windows and doors.

- If you need medication to help you breathe keep it close. Smoke can make it hard to breathe.

- Do not fly drones around the fire as they affect firefighting.

- See for a listing of ABC Local Radio stations which may be broadcasting emergency information in your area.

. See for official warnings from the QFD. DO NOT RELY ON THIS SERVICE FOR TIMELY EMERGENCY WARNINGS.

STAY INFORMED - Kilkivan - fire as at 4:46pm Tuesday, 11 August 2026 (WARN-82)

A fire is burning near Blacksnake Road. This fire could burn for days.

Fire crews are on scene and will be conducting a large backburn to help control the fire. Fire and smoke will be very visible to the community.

Stay informed because the situation could change.

- Check for warning updates often and listen to your local radio station.

- Decide what you will do if the bushfire gets closer.

- If the smoke is thick where you are, stay inside and close windows and doors.

- If you need medication to help you breathe keep it close. Smoke can make it hard to breathe.

- Do not fly drones around the fire as they affect firefighting.

- See for a listing of ABC Local Radio stations which may be broadcasting emergency information in your area.

Time is the most important thing in your life. Once it's gone, it's gone.

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(He teaches programming on the Hitesh Code Lab YouTube channel)

We try to do advice segments for the viewers email Jigbruhadvisegmail.com and well try to help you out everyday at 8 pm on stream

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STAY INFORMED - Kilkivan - fire as at 10:16am Tuesday, 11 August 2026 (WARN-78)

A fire is burning near Blacksnake Road. This fire could burn for days.

Stay informed because the situation could change.

- Check for warning updates often and listen to your local radio station.

- Decide what you will do if the bushfire gets closer.

- If the smoke is thick where you are, stay inside and close windows and doors.

- If you need medication to help you breathe keep it close. Smoke can make it hard to breathe.

- Do not fly drones around the fire as they affect firefighting.

- See for a listing of ABC Local Radio stations which may be broadcasting emergency information in your area.

. See for official warnings from the QFD. DO NOT RELY ON THIS SERVICE FOR TIMELY EMERGENCY WARNINGS.

AVOID SMOKE (HAZARD REDUCTION BURN) - Thallon - fire as at 10:09am Tuesday, 11 August 2026 (WARN-77)

Location: Thallon and surrounding areas -28.63383207854918 latitude, 148.86659198165734 longitude, grid square QG41KI37
Map:
Incident Type: FIRE VEGETATION
Alert Level: Advice
Severity: Minor
Action: Monitor
Expires: 2026-08-12T10:09:57.837+10:00

Thick smoke is affecting Thallon and surrounding areas. This is from hazard reduction burning near the Carnarvon Highway.

Protect yourself from the impacts of smoke.

- If the smoke is thick where you are, stay inside and close windows and doors.

- If you need medication to help you breathe keep it close.

- If you are worried about your health call your doctor or 13 HEALTH (13 432 584). If it is an emergency, call Triple Zero (000) now.

- If you are affected by the smoke you may need to leave the area.

- See for a listing of ABC Local Radio stations which may be broadcasting emergency information in your area.

QUESTION: NEED ADVICE ABOUT A SCHEDULE CONFLICT BETWEEN TWO JOBS AND STANDING MY GROUND:

The gist: In my NEW serving job, I agreed to work Mon-Fri and I kept my OLDER serving job for Sat & Sun. Because there are far fewer servers at my OLDER serving job, I am needed every weekend. I love that job and it's actually a great de-stressor for my NEW job (good money, but wears me out come Friday night).

Anyway, I made this clear in the interview. It went up in the schedule, went blank after opening, I re-added it myself, and it was approved by the GM. Suddenly, I see a Saturday shift pop up.

It's only the 2nd week of being open I hope this is not some battle I'm gonna have to keep fighting.

I made the shift available for other servers to take ASAP, but doubt I'll get any takers. BUT, I have to work my OLDER job that day, even if the schedule's not out yet for it. I've worked weekends 3 months straight. I want to avoid giving in and working "just this Saturday" because EVERY DAMNED TIME it becomes an expectation and before you know it, I lose the other job because I can't show up anymore.

The NEW job is a brand new restaurant where I'm scheduled 33 hrs/wk M-F, but as the newness wears off in a month or so, we'll get less busy & hours cut, & I'll need my weekend job to fill in the gaps. I can't afford to alienate my 2nd job.

Sorry so long, but I wanted to give the context. HAVE ANY OF YOU ever had to repeatedly explain your availability and stand firm on it How would you recommend I do it without offending the managers or caving in to the pressure I'm worried because they'll start cutting servers that aren't pulling their weight soon & I don't want this to be what puts me on the firing list (can't afford to lose this job). I caved enough last week trying to help clean up every night & don't want to budge anymore.

Any help would be great here. I just hate the situation.

Last updated: 2026-08-15