Gold Coast City Council says local residents will start to see boots on the ground as Council crews work with State and Federal agencies to begin the clean-up in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Council staff will assess damage to trees and infrastructure and crews are continuing to respond to priority incidents when safe to do so, the Council said in a statement.
“Since Wednesday at 3pm there have been more than 450 incidents reported to the City,” Council said.
Nearly 1,700 request for assistance have been made to SES with 621 resolved since the start of the event.
“There is the potential for more flooding as localised rainfall continues across the Gold Coast. Remember – stay out of flood water. If if’s flooded, forget it,” Council said.
There are widespread power outages across the Gold Coast, with more than 112,000 households impacted currently. Residents are being told to prepare for prolonged power outages.
“If you see a fallen powerline, report it immediately by calling Energex. Do not touch a fallen powerline directly or with another object,” the Council warns.
The Council has transitioned its Evacuation Centres to Relief Centres from 8am today (Sunday 9 March). They will be open until 5pm. Relief Centres can be used for charging of medical equipment and essential communications:
- Runaway Bay Indoor Stadium, Sports Drive, Runaway Bay
- Burleigh Waters Community Centre, 111 Christine Ave, Burleigh Waters
- Pimpama Sports Hub, 139 Rifle Range Road, Pimpama
- Nerang Bicentennial Community Centre, 833 Southport Nerang Road, Nerang
The following Council facilities are closed until at least Monday 10 March:
- – Parks and playgrounds
- – Sporting venues not being used as evacuation centres
- – All aquatic centres
- – All libraries
- – Community centres that are not being used for evacuation centres
- – All customer service centres
- – Waste and Recycling Centres and landfills.
