‘There’s been some tears’: storm and flood-hit Queensland town battles heatwave as more wild weather forecast

Many homes in Jimboomba are still without power. Now temperatures are nearing 40C, and more storms are forecast

Inside an unassuming hall in Jimboomba, north-west of Queensland’s Gold Coast, Sarah Weir is offering a reprieve from the heat, cool drinks and food, wifi, and even her shoulder to cry on.

“There’s been some tears,” she says.