Yetta Gurtner,who knows a thing or two about what it’s like to go through a cyclone,describes the noise,danger and fear,and offers strategies for staying safe.
With the destructive cyclone now on track to make landfall,the deputy premier speaks directly to SEQ supermarkets to keep supplies in stores.
Bottled water and batteries were being stripped from supermarket shelves in the hours after Queensland Premier David Crisafulli told residents to “get prepared” for Cyclone Alfred.
Modelling showing Cyclone Alfred crossing into SEQ has firmed,prompting a simple message from Premier David Crisafulli:“Now’s the time to prepare.”
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall late Thursday or early Friday as a category 2 system,bringing up to 300 millimetres of rain and winds of 100km/h.
The south-east is at risk of potentially deadly flooding as the Queensland premier and Brisbane lord mayor urge residents to batten down the hatches.
Soccer greats have joined forces to make a last-minute push for a new stadium at Perry Park,as the 100-day Olympic review reaches its final stages.
The 29-year-old was arrested 330 kilometres from where 27-year-old Kara Jade Weribone was allegedly shot on Wednesday.
Police said the man,in his 30s,“made threats to officers” called to a Burleigh Heads home on Saturday night.
The Queensland Police Service confirmed the news on Friday afternoon,through a brief statement from its media unit.