With Tropical Cyclone Alfred rearing its head in South East Queensland and northern NSW, the Brisbane City Council has suspended all bus services until further notice.
The storm is expected to strike on Friday March 7, bringing intense rainfall, dangerous winds, and the potential for flash flooding.
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All of Brisbane’s operators have been impacted by the call, including Transdev Queensland, Thompsons Bus Services, Kangaroo Bus Lines, Kinetic Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast as well as Bus Queensland in Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley, and Clarks Logan City and Park Ridge Transit in Logan.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads has warned that travel is not safe over Thursday and Friday this week due to expected flooding and high winds, with some roads and bridges expected to close.
Greyhound Australia has announced that services will remain cancelled on Friday March 7 between Brisbane to Hervey Bay, Brisbane to Toowoomba, and Brisbane to Byron Bay.
All other Greyhound services will continue to operate as per current timetables, travelling to the north between Hervey Bay to Cairns, west between Toowoomba to Charleville to Mount Isa, and south between Byron Bay to Sydney.
Affects are also being felt around northern NSW, with disruptions expected in parts of the state, with Burns Point Ferry services in Ballina already stopped.
CDC NSW announced disruptions in the Far North and Mid North Coast and Forest Coach Lines North Coast and Woopi Connect on Demand Services.
All of CDC NSW school services in the Far North Coast and all public transport route services have been cancelled until Sunday. Depots are closed during this time.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has warned residents of affected areas to stay inside and to “not risk” their lives.
“Thursday and Friday are not days to be out and about,” Schrinner says.
“Dangerous wind gusts mean you could be hit by projectiles. Fallen trees mean you could be electrocuted by damaged powerlines and significant storm surges and flooding mean you could get trapped in flood water.
“Please stay home and stay safe.”
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