Overview
- Thousands remain without power as the multi‑day clean‑up continues, with NSW utilities reporting large Thursday outages and safety inspections under Total Fire Bans slowing some restorations.
- About 3,500 customers in south‑east Queensland were still off supply on Friday morning after successive superstorms, with Energex aiming to reconnect remaining areas, including parts of Bribie Island, by tonight.
- A 76‑year‑old man died after being struck by a falling tree at Glenworth Valley on the NSW Central Coast during Wednesday’s violent winds.
- The NSW SES logged more than 2,260 requests for help, with concentrated damage in Blacktown and the Central West where entire roofs were torn off homes and sheds.
- Federal and Queensland assistance has been activated for hard‑hit communities in the Moreton Bay area and several councils as the Bureau of Meteorology warns temperatures 2–8C above average will keep storm and fire risks elevated.