There is no doubt 2025 has been a big news year for the sunshine state. 

The year brought us a cyclone, scientific discoveries, a rare earthquake, as well as court and crime stories that captured interest across the country.

Here are the stories from around Queensland which grabbed your attention over the last 12 months.

Cyclone Alfred

In early March, residents across south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales braced for the arrival of Cyclone Alfred, which was expected to hit as a category two system. 

It was later downgraded, but still brought strong winds and heavy rain, knocked down trees, and caused power outages in parts of Brisbane. In low-lying areas of the city, some homes were flooded.

A large fallen tree blocking a road at Tweed Heads. (ABC News: Brendan Esposito )

The cyclone made landfall just north of Brisbane on March 8, where it hovered over the bay islands bringing powerful swells that broke through the northern tip of Bribie Island. 

Further north, Hervey Bay was lashed with 300mm of rain in a matter of hours. 

Over 1,000 calls were made to the SES, as water rushed into homes. 

The following morning, 320,000 properties were left without power and 16,000 in northern NSW.

Millions of cubic metres of sand were gouged from about 500 kilometres of coastline between Coffs Harbour in New South Wales and Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Outback solar farm switched off

For eight years, Doug Scouller's 16,000-panel Normanton Solar Farm kept residential and business lights on across an area almost twice the size of Tasmania.

But in October, he was forced to pull the plug following a failed agreement with Ergon Energy.

Normanton Solar Farm owner Doug Scouller has switched off the solar farm. (ABC News: Emily Dobson)

A new power purchasing agreement would mean he'd be out of pocket an extra $10,000 a month.