As some supermarket shelves are stripped, a major supermarket says there is "no need to worry about stock shortages" as Tropical Cyclone Alfred moves towards the Queensland coast.

Both of the AFL’s opening round clashes scheduled for Queensland have been postponed, after the state government ordered residents to prepare and remain vigilant for Cyclone Alfred.The timing of the new fixtures will be determined as soon as possible,

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the southeast Queensland coast late this Thursday as a Category 2 storm. The last tropical cyclone to make landfall in the region was ex-Tropical Cyclone Zoe in 1974, half a century ago.