Brisbane, Gold Coast and Cyclone Alfred

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’
Queensland prepares with first cyclone in 51 years set to hit Australian coast near Brisbane
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to cross the coast between the Queensland state capital Brisbane and the tourist city of Gold Coast to the south late Thursday or early Friday.
Cyclone Alfred: brokers in Brisbane and the Gold Coast prepare
Cyclone Alfred is bearing down on Queensland and NSW and expected to make landfall today or Friday. Many thousands of residents, with help from the government, are preparing and securing their properties. Evacuation centres are open while businesses and schools across the region are closed.
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.
Green Day Cancel Final Australian Show As Cyclone Alfred Bears Down on Queensland
The stadium gig on the Gold Coast slated for Wednesday night (March 5) was the last stop on the Down Under run of the veteran group's "Saviors" tour.
'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. Storm warnings on Wednesday stretched for more than 500 kilometres (311 miles) across the coast in the states of Queensland and New South Wales,
Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Track to Hit Australia’s East Coast
Damaging winds, heavy rainfall and life-threatening floods are expected after the storm made a sudden shift toward Queensland.
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 ...
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 ...
Queensland Premier David Crisfulli says Tropical Cyclone Alfred could strike Gold Coast at night with deadly high tide flood risk
The cyclone warning zone spans Double Island Point, Queensland to Grafton, NSW, with Brisbane, the Gold Coast and hinterland ...
Cyclone Alfred: Everything Queensland and NSW residents need to know
It’s that upper ridge that will change the direction of the cyclone and see it head west, towards the Queensland coast,” Wong says.What has the Queensland government said?Queensland Premier David ...
Countdown begins as Queensland, NSW brace for Tropical Cyclone Alfred to make landfall
Millions of residents across Queensland and New South Wales are bracing for wild weather, with the centre of Tropical Cyclone Alfred expected to cross the coast on Friday.
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 ...