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Enquiries from media should be directed to media1@goldcoast.qld.gov.au or phone 07 5581 7941. For interviews or comments from the Mayor, please contact Lisa Grundy on lgrundy@goldcoast.qld.gov.au or phone 07 5581 7941.
Thursday
13 February 2020WEATHER UPDATE: Flood threat easing
5.43pmThe immediate floodwater threat is now easing for Oxenford, Hope Island and Helensvale.
We urge the community to stay vigilant.
For information visit the City's Facebook page or the dashboard via the website at cityofgoldcoast.com.au
Sandbag centres - closing times
4.52pmThe sandbag centres at Bilinga and Burleigh Heads will close at 5pm today.
The Pimpama centre at 232 Old Pacific Highway, next door to Council's Coomera depot, will remain open until 6pm.
Place of refuge - Coomera Indoor Sports Centre CLOSED
2.43pmUpdate - The Coomera Indoor Sports Centre refuge has now closed.
The City has opened Coomera Indoor Sports Centre at 35 Beattie Road, Coomera as a place of refuge this afternoon.
If you have evacuated and cannot stay with relatives or friends,...
Possible flooding Hope Island, Oxenford and Helensvale
1.40pmDue to heavy rain in the northern Gold Coast, some properties may be impacted by floodwater in the Oxenford, Hope Island and Helensvale area.
Flood modelling indicates that properties adjacent...
SEVERE STORM WARNING - Bureau of Meteorology
11.37amSevere Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
for HEAVY RAINFALL
For people in parts of Scenic Rim and Gold Coast Council Areas
Issued at 11:12 am Thursday, 13 February...
SEVERE STORM WARNING - Bureau of Meteorology
11.37amSevere Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
for HEAVY RAINFALL
For people in parts of Scenic Rim and Gold Coast Council Areas
Issued at 11:12 am Thursday, 13 February...
