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.

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.

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More than 4 million people are in the firing line of Tropical Cyclone Alfred as it tracks towards the south-east Queensland and northern NSW coast. About 20,000 homes in Brisbane alone are at risk of storm surge and flooding impacts associated with the system.

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.

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.