Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to track toward the southeast coastline and Moreton police are urging the community to prepare, know your plan and stay indoors.
Alfred is expected to remain a category 2 cyclone and is expected to cross tomorrow, Saturday, most likely between Noosa and Beenleigh.
Police are strongly advising the community to stay in their chosen safe locations until the dangerous winds and hazardous rainfall passes.
Police officers and recruits are today conducting final doorknocking activities in at-risk flood areas, and ensuring residents are fully informed about their options.
Now is the time to finalise your plans and get ready to put them into action. Know when to evacuate, because there will come a time where those in flood-prone areas may not be able to leave.
If it is safe to stay home, please stay home. If you are given advice to consider leaving, you should take that advice.
If you feel unsafe and do not want to go to a refuge or evacuation centre, please make arrangements to stay with family or friends. Refuge centres are currently open at Caboolture Memorial Hall, Strathpine Community Centre and Hope Church Rothwell if you cannot stay with friends or family.
Additional officers have been pre-deployed across the Moreton district, specifically to Beachmere and Bribie Island, to assist in preparations and any emergency response.
Moreton District Disaster Coordinator, Acting Chief Superintendent Adam Guild, said the community should follow the advice of local authorities and emergency services.
"Our priority is protecting human life and ensuring community safety, so please follow all safety warnings and receive up-to-date information from reputable sources, including familiarising yourself with the City of Moreton Disaster Dashboard," Acting Chief Superintendent Guild said.
"We are urging residents to stay indoors and stay off the roads until the cyclone passes and it is safe to leave home.
"We are expecting local flooding and what we do not want to see is people risking their life and the lives of others by driving through flood waters. No matter how familiar a road may seem, if it's flooded forget it."
Your main resource for information should be your local council disaster dashboard. It is designed to be your hub for critical information about local road closures, alerts and warnings, places of refuge and evacuation centres:
City of Moreton Council disaster dashboard: Dashboard
Important things to remember during a natural disaster:
- Follow the instructions of local authorities and emergency services.
- Tune into warnings, remembering that phone and internet services may go down so know your local radio station.
- Locate your severe weather plan and emergency kit and evacuation kit if evacuation is a possibility.
- If you can, ensure your vehicle is in a sheltered and/or elevated location in case you need to evacuate.
- Check in with family, friends and neighbours.
- Make sure your pets are safely secured inside.
Alerts and warnings resources
- Bureau of Meteorology website for weather updates, weather warning and tsunami warning information.
- Queensland Disaster Management Services website for information on preparing, Emergency Alerts issued and current information on disaster events.
- Your local council website for local emergency management plans and evacuation information, routes and your local council emergency dashboard:
- Get Ready Queensland also provides advice for Tropical Cyclone Alfred and general information on preparing and recovering from disasters, including in language resources.
For assistance with a life-threatening situation phone Triple Zero (000) immediately.
For non life-threatening flood and storm emergency assistance, download the Queensland SES assistance app or call SES on 132 500.
