Residents of the Gold Coast’s hinterland have been warned that flood waters could reach 2017 levels as the city continues to be hit by heavy rain. SEE ROAD CLOSURES
RESIDENTS in the Gold Coast hinterland have been warned that flood waters could reach 2017 levels as the town continues to be hit by heavy rain.
Emergency alerts have also been issued by Gold Coast City Council for the Currumbin Valley and the Tallebudgera Valley.
Residents of Tamborine have received emergency messages warning that flooding on the Albert River is expected to approach 2017 levels.
Flooding in Beenleigh is not expected to peak – 1m below 2017 levels – until Monday evening.
LATEST ROAD CLOSURES:
- Latimers Crossing Road, Advancetown / Gilston
- Rotary Park Road, Alberton
- Napper Road, Arundel
- Tallebudgera Creek Road, Burleigh Heads
- Mundoolun, Boyland/Tamborine Connection Road
- Chisholm Road, Carrara
- Robina promenade, clear waters of the island
- Clagiraba Road, Clagiraba
- Gold Coast Highway (Brisbane Road) Coombabah
- Pacific Highway, Cudgera to Tweed Heads
- Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin Valley
- Kianga Court, Currumbin Valley
- Tomewin Mountain Road, Currumbin Valley
- Galleon Way, Currumbin Waters
- Currumbin Road, Currumbin Waters
- Nineteenth Avenue, Elanora/Palm Beach
- Burnside Road, Gilberton
- Whitting Road, Guanaba
- Road Tarata, Guanaba
- Helensvale Road, Helensvale
- Siganto Drive, Helensvale
- Beaudesert Beenleigh Road, Luscombe / Wolffdene
- Bird Route, Guanaba / Maudsland
- Highfield Drive, Merrimac/Robina
- Harper Street between Ashmore Road and Geary Crescent, Molendinar
- Heritage Route, Mount Nathan
- Macpherson Road / Martens Street (Old Pacific Highway) / Old Pacific Highway, Mount Warren Park / Stapylton / Yatala
- Bell Square, Mudgeeraba
- Berrigans Road, Mudgeeraba
- Gold Coast Springbrook Road, Mudgeeraba
- Gunsynd Drive, Mudgeeraba
- Hardys Road, Mudgeeraba
- Somerset Drive, Mudgeeraba
- Springbrook Road, Mudgeeraba
- The Link Way, Mudgeeraba
- Lawrence Drive, Nerang
- Eggersdorf Road, Norwell
- Norwell Road, Norwell
- Nerang Murwillumbah Road, Numinbah Valley
- Pimpama Jacobs Well Road, Pimpama
- Rosemount Drive / Ruffles Road, Pimpama / Willowvale
- Robina Town Center Road, Robina
- Scottsdale Parkway, Robina
- Beaudesert-Nerang Road, Tabragalba/Biddaddaba
- Pacific Highway, Tallebudgera
- Tallebudgera Connection Road between Gray Street and Valley Drive, Tallebudgera
- Tallebudgera Connection Road between Andrews Road and Tallebudgera Creek Road, Tallebudgera Valley
- Dalton Road, Tallebudgera Valley
- Araluen Road, Tallebudgera Valley
- Old Coach Road, Reedy Creek / Tallebudgera Valley
- Mount Cougal Road, Tallebudgera Valley
- Tallebudgera Creek Path, Tallebudgera Valley
- Beaudesert Beenleigh Road/Verbena Road, Tamborine
- Mount Tamborine Road, Mount Tamborine
- Hotham Creek Road, Willow Vale
- Stanmore Road, Wolffdene / Yatala
- Pacific Highway, Yatala
SUN 27 FEBRUARY
The coast The coast is on high alert for major flooding as a severe weather system moves south.
Evacuation orders have been issued for Tumbulgum and surrounding areas as “life threatening” floods hit the area.
The NSW State Emergency Service ordered residents of Tumbulgum, between the M1 and the River Tweed, to leave immediately via the Terranora Road.
“Once the flood waters exceed 2m on the Tumbulgum gauge, the last access route from Tumbulgum will be closed,” the SES said.
Residents asked to ‘leave now’ can go to the Salvation Army Tweed Center on the corner of Leisure Dr and Woodlands Dr, Banora Point.
The nearby border towns of Chinderah and Fingal Head have been issued an evacuation warning, telling residents to prepare for the likelihood that they too could be ordered to leave.
Those who were ordered to leave were ordered to turn off electricity and gas from the mains before leaving and to turn off and secure all gas cylinders; take your pets with you; never enter or travel in flood waters; keep listening to your local radio station for news, updates and tips; follow your home or business FloodSafe plan; and follow all instructions given to you by the emergency services.
In Murwillumbah:
Tweed Valley Way will be closed between Murwillumbah and Tumbulgum, preventing road access to the Gold Coast.
Roads in Tumbulgum will be closed, isolating Tumbulgum.
Tweed Valley Way could close between Murwillumbah and Condong, isolating Condong
Stormwater backflow onto the street can occur around Knox Park, Nullum Street, King Street, Condong Street, and Hartigan Street.
In Tubulgum:
Dulguigan Road is cut opposite the village of Tumbulgum.
The water crosses Riverside Drive immediately east of the bridge and backs into lower areas on the east side of the village.
Tweed Valley Way north at ‘Mohomad’s’ corner near Stotts Island and south at Dinseys Creek is cut.
Tweed Valley Way closed to north and south traffic between Tumbulgum and Tweed Heads and Tumbulgum and Murwillumbah.
‘STAY AT HOME’: BOM WARNING AS FLOOD WORSENS
ROAD CLOSURES FROM 9:30 AM SUNDAY.
Tamborine Oxenford Road, Wongawalan near Howard Creek
Pimpama Jacobs Well Rd, Pimpama, between Village Boulevard and Wharf Rd
Tallebudgera Creek Road, Tallebudgera Valley to Causeway
Nerang Murwillumbah Road, Numinbah Valley just past Numinbah Valley Public School
Mundoolun Connection Road, Boyland/Tamborine near Biddaddaba Road and Chestnut Road
Macpherson Road, Martens Street, Old Pacific Highway, Mount Warren Park / Stapylton / Yatala
Birds Rd, Guanaba/Maudsland, between Equestrian Drive and property 110 Birds Rd
Heritage Drive, Mount Nathan to Coomera River Bridge
Clagiraba Rd, Clagiraba at causeway near Beaudesert Nerang Rd
Hardys Rd in Mudgeeraba between Bonogin Rd and Glenmore Drive.
Gold Coast Springbrook Road, Mudgeeraba, between Belmont Park and Austinville Rd
Somerset Drive, Mudgeeraba, Franklin Drive to Bonogin Road
Berrigans Road, Mudgeeraba, between Gold Coast Springbrook Road and Mark Way
Stanmore Road, Wolfdene/Yatala between Stanmore Road and the end of Alberta Park Road
Tarata Road, Guanaba, between Guanaba Creek and the State Emergency Services hangar
Whittings Road, Guanaba, between Guanaba Creek and the end of the road
Burnside Road, Gilberton, intersection of Quinns Hill Road East
Lamington National Park Road, Cainbable, Batter slip 19km south of Canungra
Lamington National Park Road, Cainbable Road landslide damage. One-way priority conditions. Expect short delays.
Beaudesert Nerang Road, Witheren, 1 kilometer east of Beechmont Road
Upper Coomera Road, Ferny Glen, Flying Fox Bridge is closed due to damage
Mt Cougal Road, Tallebudgera Valley, between Tallebudgera Creek Road and the end of the road
Siganto Drive, Helensvale, between Gray Gum Drive and Helensvale Road
Old Coach Road, Reedy Creek, between Kingsmore Blvd and Tallebudgera Creek Rd
Gunsynd Drive, Mudgeeraba,
Highfield Drive, Merrimac, between Breakwater Rd and All Saints School
Hotham Creek Road, Willowvale, between Fern Hill Drive and Rosemount Drive