Wild seas and beach erosion at Miami Beach on the Gold Coast.Credit: Dan Peled But many locals here – and on the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane’s north – were reluctant to heed the authorities ...

There is an air of unease at Nudgee Beach, a quiet part of north Brisbane which forecasters fear could be among the areas worst hit by Cyclone Alfred. Queensland police officers were going door-to ...

"Beaches are very resilient and great at adapting ... given the shift of the heaviest rainfall occurring north of Brisbane, rather than south.