Toowoomba Region Mayor Geoff McDonald has urged residents to take precautions with Tropical Cyclone Alfred predicted to make landfall in South-East Queensland in coming days.
Mayor McDonald said Council was monitoring the situation and was ready to respond through the Toowoomba Local Disaster Management Group should the need arise.
"The latest information from the Bureau of Meteorology has TC Alfred potentially crossing the coast just north of Brisbane late Thursday or early Friday of this week and continuing a westward path.
"I have been in various briefings with the Queensland State Government and fellow SEQ Mayors during the past few days and our Toowoomba Local Disaster Management Group is well prepared should the need arise to move to a lean forward or stand-up phase," Mayor McDonald said.
"For us in the Toowoomba Region, while we certainly won't have the coastal impacts from TC Alfred, residents should be prepared for the potential of significant rainfall and windy conditions from Friday of this week and into the weekend as the system potentially tracks further west.
"Residents should take normal precautions such as driving to conditions on our roads, preparing your home for storm-type impacts and having an emergency plan if you live in a location across our region which floods or becomes isolated from flooding should that potentially occur later this week and across the weekend.
"Residents should also check on friends and family who may live in these areas and look out for neighbours and the more vulnerable members of our community.
"At this stage we are simply monitoring and asking residents to be prepared and take notice of any warnings that may be issued related to our region," he said.
For the latest updates on weather warnings across Queensland visit http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/
Council's Disaster Dashboard is also available as an important resource for road closures and weather warnings across the region here -https://disaster.tr.qld.gov.au/
