00:00This is normally one of Australia's most emblematic tourist locations, but with winds up to 100
00:07kilometres an hour, strong enough to bring down those Norfolk Pines, tourists are largely
00:12heeding warnings to stay away.
00:14Those winds have dropped from the worst levels that were recorded at 90 to 100 kilometres
00:19an hour just up on Cape Byron over there.
00:22They're down to about 50 to 60 kilometres an hour, but there's still an extreme weather
00:26warning and lots of people are still staying inside.
00:30Byron Bay isn't out of the woods yet.
00:31The real risk remains floodings.
00:33There's warnings for communities spread over hundreds of kilometres here, and the next
00:38few hours are going to be crucial in seeing how they fare.
00:41That wait on people has been really tough.
00:43They've already had a full week.
00:45I've never seen a cyclone hang around like Tropical Cyclone Alfred did, so people have
00:49been on tenterhooks for a long time.
00:51There's still a little bit left to go.
00:53Morale will hopefully continue to pick up throughout the day.
00:56Cafes, businesses are reopening and there's signs of life returning, and everyone here
01:01will be really hoping that they get good news over the next few hours and they can finally
01:05start to relax.
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