Toowoomba residents have been urged to take care with Tropical Cyclone Alfred bearing down on South-East Queensland. Mayor Geoff McDonald said the council was monitoring the situation and was ready to respond through the Toowoomba Local Disaster Management Group. “I have been in various briefings with the Queensland State Government and fellow SEQ Mayors during the past few days and our Toowoomba Local Disaster Management Group is well prepared should the need arise to move to a lean forward or stand-up phase,” Mayor McDonald said. “For us in the Toowoomba Region, while we certainly won’t have the coastal impacts from TC Alfred, residents should be prepared for the potential of significant rainfall and windy conditions from Friday of this