Redland City Council advises people in the Redland City areas including bay island communities to MONITOR CONDITIONS due to continuing severe weather from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
For emergency help in floods and storms, call the QLD SES on 132 500 or download the SES Assistance QLD App. In life threatening situations, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.
What are we expecting?
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The Bureau of Meteorology advises Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is causing heavy to locally intense rainfall and potentially damaging wind gusts this afternoon/evening. A coastal Hazard Warning and Hazardous Surf Warning is also current.
- Heavy rain is making it dangerous to drive, flash flooding is possible.
- Strong winds are causing debris like fallen trees and powerlines to come down.
What you need to do:
- Find out how to get ready for severe weather at the Get Ready Queensland website (Get Prepared).
- Keep medications close by.
- Consider parking your car under cover and away from trees, powerlines, and drains.
- Prepare for possible/continuing power outages.
- If you have children make sure they are with you or an adult, you trust.
- Tell friends, family, and neighbours in the area.
If you find it hard to move quickly or have special or medical needs:
- Use your Person-Centred Emergency Plan (P-CEP) now if you have one.
- Make sure you have enough medicine for at least one week.
- If anyone in your house uses powered medical equipment, like a dialysis machine or ventilator, decide now where you will go in case you lose power.
- Call your support person or service to organise transport if you choose to leave for another location.
If you are a tourist, visitor, camper or caravanner:
- Be ready to move if the situation gets worse.
- Ask the campground owners whether the site floods.
- Check your surroundings of water catchments and monitor conditions.
For more information:
- Follow our local council disaster dashboard at disaster.redland.qld.gov.au, where you can also subscribe to Council’s free emergency messaging service, Redlands Coast Alerts.
- Follow Redland City Council on Facebook or Council’s news site at com.au.
- Listen to 612 ABC AM and local emergency broadcaster Bay FM 100.3.
- For power outage information go to www.energex.com.au
- Check the latest weather, warnings, rainfall, and river heights at the Bureau of Meteorology Queensland website.
- Check road closures at the QLD Traffic website or for phone service call 13 19 40.
- Check disruptions to public transport at the Translink website.
- Local passenger and vehicle ferry operators can be contacted via the following channels:
- SeaLink North Stradbroke Island: https://www.sealink.com.au/north-stradbroke-island/
- SeaLink SMBI: https://www.sealink.com.au/bay-islands/
- Amity Trader: https://amitytrader.com/, facebook.com/AmityTrader, or (07) 3820 6557
