There are still a few days to prepare for the landfall of Cyclone Alfred, this is what those affected need to consider.

Cyclone Alfred has completed its U-turn and is heading straight for Queensland's most-populated region as forecasters grow slightly more confident about exactly when and where it will make landfall.

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.