Emergency services are bracing for a busy night as an East Coast Low brings torrential rain and strong winds.
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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.