The Department of Transport and Main Roads has issued a “red alert” warning to drivers during the busy school drop-off time, as continuing rain cuts off roads and leaves some traffic signals down.

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.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has been downgraded to a tropical low and is currently sitting off Bribie Island, moving slowly north.

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

The Broncos have arrived home in Brisbane on a charter flight, leaving Sydney straight after steamrolling the Roosters in their NRL round-one clash.

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.

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.

With all flights to Brisbane cancelled, Redcliffe’s rugby league stars looked to be stranded down south until at least Sunday – until Toowoomba’s aviation legends stepped up yet again.

A host of cafes, restaurants and retailers are trading this morning while Coles and Woolworths supermarkets, Bunnings Hardware stores and shopping centres will begin opening across the weekend.

With Cyclone Alfred approaching, the Brisbane Broncos wasted little time in leaving Sydney following their big win over the Roosters.