{"id":358185,"date":"2025-03-06T15:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T05:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=358185"},"modified":"2025-03-07T15:47:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T05:47:29","slug":"cyclone-modelling-favourable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/06\/cyclone-modelling-favourable\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclone Modelling &#8216;Favourable&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_358186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-358186\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250306ldmg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-358186 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250306ldmg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250306ldmg.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250306ldmg-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250306ldmg-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250306ldmg-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250306ldmg-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250306ldmg-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-358186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Kathy Duff and councillors with Council staff and representatives from the Queensland Police Service, State Emergency Service, Queensland Ambulance Service, Queensland Fire Department and other agencies at the LDMG&#8217;s regular quarterly meeting in Kingaroy on Thursday (Photo: SBRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>March 6, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The South Burnett Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG), which held its quarterly meeting on Thursday in Kingaroy, says the modelling for TC Alfred looks &#8220;favourable&#8221; for the South Burnett.<\/p>\n<p>The group is hoping the region will receive &#8220;minimal impact&#8221; as the system tracks its way towards the southern end of Queensland however the LDMG&#8217;s status will remain at &#8220;Alert&#8221; level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur LDMG and Council have been doing preparation work in case the system does move back to the north-west once it makes landfall,&#8221; LDMG chair Cr Danita Potter said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We may see increased rain, therefore we are still sharing the same message: Be prepared but not alarmed, and continue to follow the Bureau (of Meteorology).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The LDMG will continue to work with partner agencies including the Bureau and Queensland Police to provide updates to the community as required.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will monitor the conditions and cyclone track maps over the coming days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>External link:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bom.gov.au\/qld\/warnings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BOM Queensland Warnings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_358206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-358206\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307wooliessign.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-358206\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307wooliessign.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307wooliessign.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307wooliessign-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307wooliessign-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307wooliessign-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307wooliessign-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307wooliessign-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-358206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign at the front entrance of Woolworths&#8217; Kingaroy store &#8230; similar signs have been placed on empty shelves and freezer cabinets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>South Burnett supermarkets have been hit by panic buying even though the cyclone will cross the coast more than 200km away.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Customers have been reporting empty shelves across the region on social media.<\/p>\n<p>In Kingaroy, signs appeared in the Woolworths supermarket in Shoppingworld on Thursday stating the store would not be receiving any deliveries of milk, meat, produce or groceries until March 10 &#8220;at this stage&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This was because Woolworths&#8217; distribution centres in Brisbane have been closed temporarily due to the impending cyclone.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Emergency Help<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In a life-threatening emergency, call Triple Zero 000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>For sandbagging \/ leaking roofs \/ roof damage, call 132-500 or download the \u201cSES Assistance QLD\u201d app (available on Android and Apple devices) if phone lines are busy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>To report damaged or flooded roads, call Council. The after-hours team is available on (07) 4189-9100.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Council Disaster Dashboards<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>South Burnett<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/emergency.northburnett.qld.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>North Burnett<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disaster.gympie.qld.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Gympie<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disaster.tr.qld.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Toowoomba<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/disaster.somerset.qld.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Somerset<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disaster.wdrc.qld.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Western Downs<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/06\/trc-suspends-services\/\">TRC Suspends Services<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/05\/disaster-group-on-alert\/\">Disaster Group On Alert<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/03\/be-prepared-not-alarmed-council\/\">Be Prepared, Not Alarmed: Council<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_358202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-358202\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250306cyclonemap2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-358202\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250306cyclonemap2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250306cyclonemap2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250306cyclonemap2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-358202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cyclone track map at 7:58pm on Thursday (Map: BOM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>[UPDATED]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Burnett Local Disaster Management Group, which held its quarterly meeting on Thursday in Kingaroy, says the modelling for TC Alfred looks &#8220;favourable&#8221; for the South Burnett.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":358186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,16,3],"tags":[1131],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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