Environment Matters Spring/Summer 2022

Get Ready for nature’s extremes

It’s Get Ready Week 10–16 October 2022.

Image courtesy Anthony Cornelius

It is a time for all Queenslanders to Get Ready for the upcoming severe weather season. Queensland is the most disaster- impacted state in Australia, with almost 90 disaster events in the past decade. The recent rain and flood events in February–April 2022 caused damage to 890 Ipswich homes and businesses, as well as millions of dollars damage to public infrastructure such as roads and parks.

A few hours spent working through simple planning tasks with your household, putting aside supplies and securing your home could make a huge difference to the impacts that a disaster or emergency event have on your home and family. You can find these easy Emergency Checklists at Ipswich.qld.gov.au/emergency

¼ Create an emergency plan ¼ Prepare an emergency kit ¼ Prepare your home and business ¼ Tune into warnings ¼ Get to know your neighbours ¼ Prepare a pet emergency plan ¼ Prepare for an evacuation ¼ Prepare your car

Let’s talk emergency management

Council’s Emergency Management team will be out and about in October to help the community prepare for severe weather. They will be visiting shopping centre hubs and selected libraries across Ipswich with lots of resources and tips to make it easy to prepare your home and family. For locations and times see Ipswich.qld.gov.au/emergency Come and say hello!

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