Australia, cyclone and Gold Coast

Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast
Schools are closed, public transport has stopped and desperate householders are getting around shortages of sandbags by buying sacks of potting mix as a region of eastern Australia is lashed by wind and rain from a rare approaching tropical cyclone.
‘Rare’ cyclone Alfred swirls off Australia’s east coast, residents urged to evacuate
Australia braced for a rare east coast tropical cyclone that is swirling towards Brisbane, its third-most populous city, with authorities urging residents in flood-prone suburbs to evacuate soon.
Rare cyclone threatens millions on Australia’s east coast
Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are preparing for the impact of the most southerly cyclone to threaten the region in more than five decades. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday with the strength of a category 1 Atlantic hurricane,
Residents prepare for the first cyclone in 51 years to hit the Australian coast near Brisbane
Residents are stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties ahead of a tropical cyclone that is forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’
Australians in some east coast areas urged to evacuate for 'very rare' cyclone
Australia braced for a rare east coast tropical cyclone that is swirling towards Brisbane, its third-most populous city, with authorities urging residents in flood-prone suburbs to evacuate soon. Storm warnings on Wednesday stretched for more than 500 kilometres (311 miles) across the coast in the states of Queensland and New South Wales,
Australia readies as cyclone veers towards eastern coast
A rare tropical cyclone veered towards Australia's densely populated eastern coast on Wednesday, sparking emergency warnings, closing hundreds of schools, and threatening to flood thousands of homes.
Biggest wave recorded at 12.3 metres off Gold Coast as Cyclone Alfred moves south
A massive 12.34-metre wave was recorded off Main Beach on the Gold Coast overnight as Tropical Cyclone Alfred's path began to ...
Monster 12m waves smash Gold Coast as cyclone delivers king tides
With only hours to spare before Alfred is expected to make landfall, surf conditions across the Gold Coast have become even ...
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Cyclone's fringe lashes eastern Australia
The outer fringe of a tropical cyclone started whipping eastern Australia on Thursday, bringing drenching rains and ...
Man with firearm dies after being shot by officers during dramatic police chase at Arundel, Gold Coast
A man has been shot dead by police during a dramatic chase after he was allegedly caught fleeing in a stolen vehicle on the Gold Coast.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred brings flooding fears along Gold Coast's 400km canal network
There are 400 kilometres of canals on the Gold Coast – more than in Venice or Amsterdam – and thousands of residents living ...
Cyclone Alfred forces flight cancellations and airport closures along Australia's southeast coast
Cyclone Alfred, a rare Category 2 storm, is causing severe travel disruptions along Australias southeast coast. Airports in ...
Live: Cyclone Alfred's edge hitting Australia's east coast as it near
The tropical cyclone's western edge is already is already having an effect on Australia's east coast. Weather experts are ...
Ice Cube reveals he’s trapped in Gold Coast hotel amid Cyclone Alfred
American rapper and actor Ice Cube has revealed he’s trapped in his hotel on the Gold Coast as Cyclone Alfred prepares to ...
Millions brace for Cyclone Alfred as wind and rain forecast to smash Australia's east coast
More than four million people across Brisbane, the Sunshine coast and Gold Coast in Queensland - as well as in northern NSW ...
Interstate surfers join Mick Fanning on giant waves at Snapper and Kirra on Gold Coast
Surfers around the country are rushing to Gold Coast beaches to catch once-in-a-lifetime swells generated by strong winds ...
Australia tourist hotspot prepares for rare cyclone as locals stack sandbags
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to hit major city Brisbane and the popular Gold Coast tourist strip over the next 24-48 ...