Brisbane police are encouraging residents to finalise their plans and get ready to put them into action as strong winds and heavy rainfall are forecast to arrive with Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Police advise residents to keep up to date with the Bureau of Meteorology warnings and alerts.
The Bureau has forecasted significant rainfall across the southeast coast, including Brisbane over the coming days.
This is significant rainfall that will not only cause flash flooding, but prolonged riverine flooding. It's important that Brisbane residents have prepared, or are finalising preparations, for this potential rainfall and understand their risks.
Brisbane police have been working with Brisbane City Council and Redland City Council regarding at-risk areas from flooding.
Regularly check your council's disaster dashboard for flood preparation and response information.
Decide now when to evacuate, because there will come a time where people in those at-risk areas may not be able to leave.
This week hundreds of Brisbane police have been deployed to door knock thousands of addresses across the region which are at risk from storm surge and flooding.
Police have also been monitoring the Moreton and Bay Island communities to ensure residents remain safe and are prepared for the impacts of TC Alfred.
Brisbane Disaster District Co-ordinator, Acting Assistant Commissioner Rhys Wildman thanked the community for their overall preparation and for adhering to the advice of local authorities and emergency services.
"The overwhelming response our officers have seen while doorknocking is that the community is taking this risk seriously and is preparing – which is exactly what we hope to see.
"I encourage the community to continue to take this risk seriously and use their common sense as the severe weather arrives – no photo or video is worth risking your life.
"The weather conditions could be extremely dangerous. Please, for your safety and the safety of emergency responders, we do not want to see people undertake risky behaviour."
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:
- Brisbane City Council: Disasters and emergencies | Brisbane City Council
- Redland City Council 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 assistance with non-life-threatening situations - such as help with a damaged roof or storm damage - phone SES on 132 500.
Keep up to date with the latest weather advice at Queensland Warnings Summary (bom.gov.au).
