Tropical Cyclone Alfred has turned west and is heading towards Australia’s east coast as residents in NSW’s Northern Rivers region prepare for the “great unknown” of another natural disaster. Alfred is expected to make landfall as a category 2 storm near Brisbane late on Thursday or early Friday,

Wild weather associated with Tropical Cyclone Alfred is lashing Australia's east coast as the NSW State Emergency Services (SES) says more than 2500 calls have already been received.

Communities in north-east New South Wales are preparing for the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, three years after catastrophic floods devastated much of the region.

Northern New South Wales residents are bracing for impact with fears Tropical Cyclone Alfred could smash the coast as a category 3 system as schools shut their doors and residents batten down the hatches.

More than 700 mm of rain could inundate parts of southeast Queensland and northeast NSW later this week as Tropical Cycl

Residents are remaining alert with Tropical Cyclone Alfred currently tracking above the Coral Sea around 450 kilometres north-east of Brisbane.

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A major capital city and coastal communities in two states have been warned to prepare homes for a tropical cyclone and days of wild weather.