The Gold Coast’s mayor has pledged the holiday strip will be open for business by Easter now that southeast Queensland has turned to recovery as weather conditions ease.

South-east Queensland and Northern New South Wales have begun a long road to recovery following ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

Three CH-47F medium-lift helicopters from 5th Aviation Regiment had arrived in Oakey, near Toowoomba in South-East Queensland ...

Left with next to nothing after another cyclone, a business owner has advice for others assessing Alfred’s impact.