The Department of Transport & Main Roads oversees the development and operation of main roads and public transport, including taxis and local aviation. The state is represented by the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby (rugby union). The Gold Coast's hinterland includes Lamington National Park in the McPherson Range. The unusually low temperatures are expected to hang around until next week as a strong low-pressure system comes in from southern Australia to push cold and dry air across Queensland. In cricket, the Queensland Bulls represent the state in the Sheffield Shield and the Ryobi One Day Cup, while the Brisbane Heat compete in the Big Bash League. Cairns is renowned as the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, Far North Queensland (including Port Douglas) and the Daintree Rainforest. There was a maximum temperature recorded on the 16th of January 1889 at Cloncurry in Queensland of 53.1 degrees Celsius but this is not considered to be an official recording. The previous record was from 1911, when the town hit minus 2.2 degrees. This continuing trend could result in drought and ocean acidification, which could critically hit the Great Barrier Reef. INSTAGRAM OF THE DAY: ‍♂️ Walking along the beach with sand between your toes is only made more magical when there's not another soul in sight. The process is carefully choreographed, starting at one wingtip and working around, avoiding sensitive areas of the aircraft. [78] Each local government area has a council responsible for providing a range of local services and utilities. [17] ). Source: AAP, Snow at the Kosciuszko National Park in NSW where more is expected to fall this week. While most early immigrants came from New South Wales, the first free immigrant ship to arrive in Moreton Bay from Europe was the Artemisia, in 1848. Low rainfall and hot humid summers are typical for the inland and west. Do you have a story tip? It also includes the largest concentration of amusement parks in Australia, including Dreamworld, Movie World, Sea World, Wet 'n' Wild and WhiteWater World, as well as the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. The highest rainfall events and the high and low temperatures for each state and the Northern Territory are given in the tables and brochures below. Major annual cultural events include the Royal Queensland Exhibition (known locally as the Ekka), an agricultural exhibition held each August at the Brisbane Showgrounds as well as the Brisbane Festival, which includes one of the nation's largest annual fireworks displays called 'Riverfire', and which is held each September. Well, because many of the towns in NSW are elevated much higher than towns in Victoria and Tasmania, with many of them close to or exceeding 1km above sea level. This might explain why it had the coldest day in the entire state on the 4th of July, 1895, with a recorded temperature of -11.0C. Rather, a heated, gycol-based solution is sprayed on the fuselage that removes ice and stops more from forming. The Constitution of Queensland sets out the operation of the state's government. George Megalogenis, "The Green and the Grey", Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer,