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.

More than 330,000 homes remain without power across south-east Queensland as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred moves inland.

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

A young woman has been killed in a shooting west of Brisbane on Wednesday afternoon. The woman, aged in her 20s, received the fatal gunshot wounds at a property on Christmas St in North Toowoomba about 1.50pm. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Police at scene of fatal shooting in Toowoomba.

Officers arrived to find the woman on the footpath. Queensland Ambulance Service said the woman was taken to Toowoomba Hospital with life-threatening gunshot wounds, where she she

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.

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

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.