Be prepared for natural disasters
Small actions can have a big impact.
Let’s work together to ready our communities for storms, fires and floods.
Download these four apps for weather warnings, hazard notifications, road impacts advice and help from emergency services.
- Hazards Near Me: Set up a watch zone to receive notifications on changing conditions.
- Emergency Plus: The ‘what 3 words’ feature shares your precise location with emergency services.
- Live Traffic NSW: Plan ahead and see what hazards are impacting your route on NSW roads.
- BOM Weather: Check for weather forecasts and warnings.
You can visit nsw.gov.au/GetReadyNSW for more info or help downloading these apps.
It’s worth checking if your area has a disaster dashboard for you to find out real-time incident information. You can find out more about these here or visit your local council’s website.
Is your organisation interested in risk reduction and disaster adaptation planning?
The NSW Reconstruction Authority recently launched the State Disaster Mitigation Plan (SDMP). This supports and enables place-based and community-centric Disaster Adaptation Plans (DAPs).
Draft DAP guidelines have been released by the NSW Reconstruction Authority for feedback
The Reconstruction Authority want to hear from NGOs in their upcoming DAP workshop.
