A wetter-than-usual summer is on the way, with the Bureau of Meteorology briefing Noosa and Sunshine Coast disaster groups to prepare for above-average rainfall.
Both councils joined emergency service agencies at the Kawana Surf Life Saving Club on Wednesday 8 October to launch Get Ready Queensland Week (6-12 October), a statewide campaign to raise awareness about preparing for extreme weather events and natural disasters.
The Get Ready Noosa event will be held on Saturday 11 October from 8am-2pm at Bunnings Noosaville, where the community can enjoy a sausage sizzle and meet their heroes.
Noosa Mayor Frank Wilkie said while the weather doesn’t plan, residents can.
“From bushfires to flash floods, the Noosa Shire and Sunshine Coast region have faced it all in recent years,” Mayor Wilkie said.
“This season, we’re expecting a wetter-than-usual start, which can bring flooding and storm damage, but the bushfire threat hasn’t gone away.
“We’ve seen how quickly conditions can change – in March this year we avoided the full force of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Then in the first few weeks of Autumn, around 500mm of rain caused flooding and damage to nearly 70 local roads.”
Sunshine Coast Council’s Emergency Expo will be held on Sunday 19 October at Sunshine Coast Stadium.
Sunshine Coast and Noosa residents are urged to take the following simple steps to boost resilience and safeguard themselves, their families, homes and businesses:
Step one: Understand your risk.
Step two: Prepare a household emergency plan.
Step three: Pack an emergency kit.
For a full list head to getready.qld.gov.au. For the latest updates, practical resources and what to do before, during and after a disaster strikes, visit disasterhub.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au (Sunshine Coast region) and disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au (Noosa Shire).
