Get Ready Week – October 14-20

Every Queensland resident is encouraged to pitch in to get ready for this year’s storms, cyclones and floods that can affect us during the summer months.

Check with your local council to find out what’s happening in your community or download the Get Ready ideas pack  for some tips on what you could do to make yourself, your family, friends and community, more resilient.

Spend 20 minutes researching and bookmarking URLs for web and social media sites that might be handy if a disaster affects your area.

Remember, it’s best that you can access such information from your mobile phone if the power is out following a storm or cyclone.

This information should include links for council, police, emergency services, weather, roads, electricity, gas and water.

Know how to tune into warnings. Learn to recognise the SEWS signal or any other local warning and what they mean.

Download the Get Ready Queensland  smart phone app to get informed about preparedness.