Make sure to fuel up your car ... to dry ground. Ensure animals are supplied with enough water and supplementary feed to last at least five days. Prolonged blackouts can happen in cyclone systems ...

Authorities urged Gold Coasters to shelter inside from 4pm on Friday with the tropical cyclone slowly bearing ... and has foundations 36 metres into the ground. “I’m not one to panic.

This time last week, like so many Australians, I watched transfixed as Tropical Cyclone Alfred edged closer ... Can you describe the scene on the ground up there? Post-cyclonic calm.