Mackay and Whitsundays residents need to prepare for tropical cyclone season. The Bureau of Meteorology yesterday releasing their 2018-19 Tropical Cyclone outlook. In the Eastern region we are looking at a sixty per cent chance of fewer Tropical cyclones than usual. While there are fewer predicted this year Bureau staff say residents shouldn't be complacent. Our Tropical Cyclone Outlook for 2018–19 indicates it's likely (63% chance) that we'll see fewer cyclones than usual in the Australian region this season