Rebecca Hyam

A heatwave warning has been issued for parts of the state, with some areas of the state's west surpassing 40 degrees Celsius.

The 21-year-old and 59-year-old were swimming with a group of people at Crystal Cascades.

Queensland Police hope an emotional appeal from the family of murdered Gold Coast father-of-two Matthew Berry will lead to some vital information about his death.

Brisbane house values rose 4.2 per cent over the three months to the end of July, making it tied with Adelaide for the greatest growth that month.

In Queensland last year, fuel prices jumped 13.9 per cent and gas and other household fuels surged 12.9 per cent.

Queensland police are investigating a crash in Brisbane's Legacy Way tunnel that has killed two people and left another in a critical condition. 

Trains are delayed in Brisbane after a man fell out of his wheelchair and onto tracks at Toombul station this afternoon.

Emergency services were called to Alfred Street in Fortitude Valley at 1:45 pm following reports a group of teenage girls had been involved in an altercation.

Police say a vehicle travelling west on the D'Aguilar Highway at Wamuran crossed onto the wrong side of the road, colliding with another vehicle. 

The 67-year-old man appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on Monday, charged with four counts of rape.