Brisbane has ground to a standstill, with schools closed, public transport cancelled and residents urged to stay home for at least two days.Here’s what you need to know.Schools and childcareMore than 600 state schools are closed on Thursday and Friday across south-east Queensland,

Toowoomba has helped smuggle the victorious Brisbane Broncos back into Queensland, with Wellcamp Airport playing a pivotal role in getting the team home in time for Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

The Broncos have raced Cyclone Alfred and arrived safely home in Brisbane after using a charter flight following their NRL clash in Sydney, while the Queensland Reds remain on storm watch from Christchurch.

Brisbane skipper Adam Reynolds admits he fears about the great “unknown” of the Cyclone Alfred threat after Broncos players made an emergency dash home overnight.

As the emergency situation relating to Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to evolve, residents have plenty of questions about what to prepare for, when the worst will hit and what they can expect.

A woman is dead after a shooting in Toowoomba, with two major streets blocked off and residents being urged to stay inside.

Broncos chief executive officer Dave Donaghy has confirmed the safe overnight arrival in Brisbane of the club’s players and coaching staff following Thursday night’s 50-14 demolition of the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium.

Residents are urged to tidy up their properties now ahead of Cyclone Alfred’s arrival. The category 2 cyclone is expected to make landfall north of Brisbane, about 7am on Friday, bringing heavy rain and damaging wind. It will track west slowly with effects being felt in the Lockyer Valley and Darling Downs on Friday afternoon.

Detectives are continuing the investigation into the shooting of a 27-year-old in front of a North Toowoomba home on Wednesday.

With the Las Vegas season launch done and dusted, Round One continues with the Brisbane Broncos hosting the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium.ROOSTERS V BRONCOS LIVE

An affordable build-to-rent development proposed for a car park in regional Queensland has won fast-tracked approval from the state government. The Brisbane Housing Company project in Toowoomba City will replace a car park on Station Street.

Highlights:All Toowoomba Regional Council facilities will close tomorrow, Friday 7 March, 2025, until further noticeTRC Customer Service Call Centre