Residents in low-lying parts of north-east NSW are being urged to act now as they brace for “three natural disaster events in one” when Tropical Cyclone Alfred makes landfall in the early hours of Friday morning.

Schools and businesses across southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales will close today and tomorrow as Tropical Cyclone Alfred looms ever closer. The category 2 storm is expected to make landfall late on Thursday evening,

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.

As millions in southeast Queensland and northern NSW prepare for Cyclone Alfred to make landfall, quick-thinking shoppers are sharing how they're protecting their properties amid "unprecedented" mass-shortages at supermarkets and hardware stores.

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.

Premier Chris Minns has urged residents in northern NSW to prepare for the worst ahead of Tropical Cyclone Alfred's arrival this week, with strong winds and heavy rain forecast tipped to arrive by the end of the week.

Brisbane, Australia hasn't had a direct cyclone landfall in 35 years. Officials warn that Cyclone Alfred could be one of the most destructive storms in decades. Meteorologist Laura Power has all the details.

In Brisbane, preparations are well underway for the arrival of tropical Cyclone Alfred. The category two system is expected to cross the coast near Brisbane late on Thursday or early Friday. Among those in the midst of preparations is Nadine Ramsey from the State Emergency Service in Brisbane and she says Queenslanders are also getting ready for what's ahead.