Overview
- Queensland Police enacted the Public Safety Preservation Act before 4pm, setting an exclusion zone bounded by Gold Coast Highway, North Street, Loders Creek and the Broadwater, with residents told to stay indoors.
- Emergency crews are securing an unstable, partially collapsed tower crane in Southport following the brief but intense Christmas Day storm.
- The Queensland Ambulance Service reported no known injuries from the incident.
- Energex said nearly 8,000 customers lost power across southeast Queensland and about 15 powerlines were reported down in Southport, with restoration to proceed when it is safe.
- TransLink suspended trams between Southport and Gold Coast University Hospital due to damage to overhead lines, arranging buses for affected passengers.