Madelene had been camping in the Gold Coast hinterland when she awoke to find she was trapped inside her tent which had been carried 40 metres downstream by surging floodwaters.
Thunderstorms and cloudy skies are threatening to spoil New Year s Eve celebrations following more than a week of wild weather on Australia s east coast.
The warning was issued for Stockdale, Iguana Creek and Glenaladale between the Princes Highway and Beverleys Road by Victoria Emergency at 5.59am on Tuesday.