Emergency services are bracing for a busy night as an East Coast Low brings torrential rain and strong winds.
Heavy rain is making its way from central and southern Queensland south into New South Wales.
It is advised that people should:
• Secure loose outside objects and seek shelter when conditions deteriorate.
• Ensure pets and animals are in a safe area.
• Pull over if it is raining heavily and you cannot see, park with your hazard lights on until the rain clears.
• Avoid driving into water of unknown depth and current.
• Create your own sandbags if there is flooding, by using pillow cases or shopping bags filled with sand and place them around doorways to protect your home.
• Be prepared in case of power outages, have an emergency kit with a battery operated radio, torch, spare batteries and first aid kit.
• Keep away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways.
• Be careful of fallen power lines. They are dangerous and should always be treated as live.
