Call for big change to cyclone zones after Cyclone Alfred weather batters NSW

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Call for big change to cyclone zones after Cyclone Alfred weather batters NSW

The threat of cyclones hitting unusually south has sparked a call for the threat zone to be pushed south all the way to NSW.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred hit southeastern Queensland islands off Brisbane on Saturday, the furthest south a cyclone has ventured in 50 years.

The federal government has a $10bn-a-year cyclone reinsurance pool, to protect people in northern Queensland and Western Australia, as insurance is prohibitively expensive for those in the traditional cyclone alleys.

Camera IconClimate Change Authority chair Matt Kean says the cyclone threat is moving further south. Credit: Supplied, ABC

But the unusually southern threat of Tropical Cyclone Alfred has prompted calls for cyclone-strength houses to be built further south, into NSW.

“Today, cyclone building codes only apply to properties north of Bundaberg,” Climate Change Authority chair, Matt Kean, said on Q+A on Monday.

“The reality is that with warming sea surface temperatures, it’s creating tropical cyclone-like conditions about 100km south of there.

“So we need to be thinking about whether we apply those building codes as far down as the NSW north coast.

“So governments not only need to do their bit to reduce emissions but we need to adapt our policies to ensure we can deal with these changes in our climatic weather events.”

Alfred, which quickly became a low after crossing over the mainland, has brought days of heavy rains and flooding from Hervey Bay in Queensland to Lismore in northern NSW.

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