The Youth Support Centre will be closed 5-11 March due to expected severe weather.
✔️ Charge your phone and have a torch with spare batteries
✔️ Stock up on food, water, and essential medication
✔️ Keep important documents and valuables in a waterproof bag
✔️ Secure loose items, close windows, and unplug appliances
✔️ Avoid floodwaters and stay indoors where safe
⚠️ If you’re in immediate danger, call 000.
Our 24/7 accommodation services continue to support young people and young families over the weekend however our Youth Support Centre remains closed. Please leave a message on 07 3620 2400, and we will respond once we start triaging calls first thing Monday morning.
If you need support over the weekend:
Homeless Hotline: 1800 474 753
Ask Izzy: askizzy.org.au
RBWH Homeless Health Outreach Team (HHOT): 3834 1673 or email RBWHHHOTintake@health.qld.gov.au. HHOT clinicians are available from 8 am – 9 pm. Outside these hours, please contact MH CALL on 1300 64 22 55 for mental health support.
Hospitals remain open.
If you’re sleeping rough it’s important to find a safe place to shelter.
Emmanuel City Mission at 48 Peel Street, South Brisbane, is open 24/7 until at least 1 pm Saturday to provide urgent shelter and support to those in need.
Kurilpa Hall at 174 Boundary Street, West End (next to the library), is open for people experiencing homelessness, or who are at risk.
The closest council shelter to BYS is currently RNA Showgrounds, 600 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills. More shelters may open at the Chandler Arena and Kedron Wavell if there is need for post-cyclone support. Temporary refuge shelters are short-term facilities designed to protect people during the peak of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. These shelters provide basic amenities and may not have beds, cooking facilities, or food. Please monitor the Temporary Refuge Centres via the council links below.
Public transport will be suspended on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and some major roads and bridges may be closed.