‘Didn’t expect it to be busy’: How Coast suburbs prepared for Alfred
It was the day before Tropical Cyclone Alfred was due to hit and, while the Gold Coast CBD was a ghost town, its beaches were buzzing.
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Allegations of price gouging refuted
Allegations that a store increased the price of water as residents prepared for Cyclone Alfred are incorrect, according to the store’s head office.
Terminal closed: Gold Coast Airport axes more than 120 flights
More than 120 flights in and out of the Gold Coast have been cancelled as Tropical Cyclone Alfred throws the travel plans of thousands of people into disarray. LATEST INFORMATION
‘Nervous’: Gold Coasters prepare for Cyclone Alfred worst-case
At-risk Gold Coasters are securing houses and businesses ahead of “the most severe weather event in more than 70 years” with widespread flooding expected for big parts of the tourism capital.
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$1m boost for councils, as soldiers launch storm clean-up mission
Queensland’s most storm-damaged councils will receive a $1m boost from the state government to assist with the clean-up as soldiers team up with Energex crews to start clearing huge piles of debris.
‘This is third world’: Tamborine terror taking a toll
Resident of a community ravaged by the Christmas storm are reaching breaking point – with Mount Tamborine residents still without power, regular supplies and little hope. See why
Watch: shock video reveals storm devastation
Wildlife dead, injured and homeless, houses flattened and 200-year-old trees destroyed. See what Tamborine really looks like after Christmas Day storms.
Storm loans: How to get $5000, $250,000 and $100,000 support
Gold Coast businesses decimated by the freak cyclonic Christmas storms are eligible for loans and subsidies for relief. See what is available and how to apply
Major Gold Coast theme parks update for Wednesday
The have been opening and closing as quickly as the weather has been changing. Find out which of the Gold Coast’s famed theme park giants are reopening on Wednesday.
‘Just f***ing help’: Inside Ground Zero of cyclonic storms and floods
A Gold Coast family devastated by wild storms and flash flooding say they are still waiting for urgently needed help: “It came up so fast we had no way to get out.”
Plea to rest of Australia: Gold Coast is open for fun
Gold Coast theme park bosses have a message for the rest of Australia: the tourism capital is open for business despite the devastating Christmas storm so don’t cancel your holidays.
‘This is D Day’: Suburbs smashed ‘worst than Yasi’ on high alert for more wild storms
Suburbs hammered by destructive storms on Christmas night – which one emergency worker said were twice as bad as Cyclone Yasi – are being warned a repeat is possible. SEARCH THE INTERACTIVE
Storm-battered suburbs brace for next wave as clean-up goes on
Efforts in the Northern Gold Coast double down as residents try to recover from Christmas evening cyclonic storms before the weekend sets up. See the photos.
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