Cyclone Alfred's western edge is already spinning up damaging 120km/h wind gusts, as much as 24 hours before landfall.

The mayor of a northern NSW town in the firing line of Cyclone Alfred says locals are only just getting “back on their feet” after once-in-a-generation floods three years ago.

Residents still recovering three years after a destructive flood are “dreading what is to come” as Cyclone Alfred barrels ...