A well respected SES worker who was on her way to help a trapped family is among the six people who have died in the emergency.

Ipswich-based volunteer Merryl Dray died when the car she was travelling in was swept off a road on Friday night at Coolana in the Lockyer Valley.

She has been remembered a much-loved member of the Lowood SES Group,and several authorities publicly expressed their condolences to her friends and family,including the Premier.

Queensland’s Department of Transport warned that hundreds of roads in the state have been closed or damaged due to heavy rain and floodwater.

NSW is also bracing for heavy rains,as the low-pressure system which developed in south-east Queensland is forecast to track south,into the north-east of NSW.

Areas including Lismore,Grafton,Coffs Harbour,Tenterfield,Murwillumbah,Yamba,Maclean,Woolgoolga,Sawtell and Dorrigo could be affected by the weather event,with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a warning for damaging winds and heavy rain.

Premier Dominic Perrottet,Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience Steph Cooke and NSW SES Commissioner Carlene York will provide an update at noon in Wollongong.

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