A 53-year-old Queensland man was in a ute near Limpinwood, just south of the Queensland border, when he attempted to drive across a causeway.

More than 2,500 homes are without power and flights have been diverted in the wake of a severe thunderstorm which has battered the Gold Coast.

In Tweed Heads a childcare centre and a number of cars ... By lunch time most had been reconnected. Tweed SES check out the best way to clear debris from a car damaged on Wharf Rd. Picture ...

The largest recorded rainfall was in Tweed Heads, which reported over 100mm of ... In a statement on Sunday morning, NSW SES said crews were resuming a search in Limpinwood, in the Tweed Shire ...

The largest recorded rainfall was in Tweed Heads, which reported over 100mm of ... Picture: WeatherZone NSW SES crews said hundreds of calls for help were received – with crews now resuming ...