UPDATED 3.25PM 26/2/22: Noosa's Disaster Management Group is warning residents in parts of Noosaville and Tewantin to prepare for inundation, with Noosa River set to peak at 1.7 metres by tomorrow's high tide at 5.40am.
Memorial Avenue, Hilton Esplanade, Hilton Terrace, Gympie Terrace, Cloudsley Street, parts of Eumundi Noosa Road, Hygieta Street, Janet Street, Robert Street and Lake Weyba Drive are all in the firing line.
Flooding is also expected to impact the lower ends of Moorindil Street, Carramar Street as well as Burgess Drive near Beckmans Road.
Noosa North Shore is also set to be heavily impacted.
Residents of these areas are urged to check the major flood level modelling maps at disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au
Residents who plan to stay should move vehicles to higher ground and gather food and vital medication supplies to cover them for the next 24 to 48 hours, and be prepared for power outages.
Alternatively, self-evacuate and stay with friends or family.
Noosa Leisure Centre at Wallace Drive, Noosaville, is also open as an evacuation centre.
Pomona's Community House is a Place of Refuge. If needing assistance, please call 0411 114 077.
Police Senior Sergeant Ben Carroll is asking motorists to stay away from the low lying areas.
"It is a no go zone unless you live in the area," he said.
EARLIER - 7.45AM 26/2/22: Rising floodwaters continue to cut roads across Noosa.
The Eumundi Noosa Road Landfill is closed, as is the Cooroy and Pomona Waste Transfer Stations.
The Noosa Leisure Centre is open as a Place of Refuge. Pomona Community House is also available for emergency assistance.
Cooroy Library is closed today.
EARLIER - 4.45PM 25/2/22: Pomona Community House, at 1 Memorial Avenue, will open as required for emergency assistance - call 0411 114 077 if you need assistance with emergency accommodation.
Cooroy Library will remain closed tomorrow, Saturday February 26, while the Noosa North Shore Car Ferry will stop services at dusk until further notice.
EARLIER: Ongoing rain and flooding is impacting waste services in Noosa Shire.
Council's Eumundi Noosa Road waste facility and landfill has closed to the public.
There may be disruptions to waste collection services across Noosa Shire due to the flooding.
Council is advising residents to leave their bins at the kerb and they will be emptied once it is safe for waste services to resume.
EARLIER: With more significant rain expected across the shire today, particularly in the hinterland, Noosa's Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) is urging residents to stay off the roads.
Flooding is impacting parts of the shire, with more than 330mm of rain falling at Pomona overnight.
With flash flooding a real risk, and the potential for landslips, residents are advised to stay home as much as possible, and avoid travelling on the roads unless absolutely necessary.
As the ground is saturated, fallen trees are now also a risk.
Council crews are out and about putting road closed signs in place where possible, but due to the weather not all flooded roads will be signed.
Remember, if it's flooded, forget it, even if no 'road closed' sign is in place.
As of 9.30am Kin Kin and Cooran are isolated.
With more than 330mm of rain falling on Pomona, various roads in that area are also under water.
Cooroy Library is closed and the Mobile Library will not be operating today.
The Pomona Waste Transfer Station is closed.
For the latest information, see Council's Facebook page – facebook.com/noosacouncil - and the Disaster Dashboard – disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au
The Disaster Dashboard has the latest weather warnings, road closures and power outages. From the Dashboard, residents can download Council's Emergency Action Guide for practical advice about what to do before, during and after a range of disasters.
