Emergency Preparedness

Physical Disability Australia
Links/Advisory Services/Resources
Mar 2025

With Cyclone Alfred expected to cross South East QLD in the next few days, we hope that everyone in the area has adequately prepared to ensure their safety and wellbeing.

If you haven’t yet put together your emergency preparedness plan, we encourage you to check out the Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP) Workbook to help prepare for disasters and emergencies – https://qdn.org.au/resources/pcep-workbook/

P-CEP was developed by the Centre for Disability Research and Policy at The University of Sydney, in collaboration with the Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) and the Community Services Industry Alliance (CSIA).

Prepare or check your existing emergency kit – https://www.getready.qld.gov.au/get-prepared

Make sure you have enough medicine to cover you for at least a week.

If you use a powered medical equipment (such as a dialysis machine or ventilator) ensure that you have a plan in place in case you lose power.

Have a radio tuned in to your local radio station and make sure that you have replacement batteries available.

To stay up to date with emergency warnings and information:

* visit the Bureau of Meteorology – http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/
* visit the QLD Government’s website for updates, information, warnings, emergency news and available support – https://www.qld.gov.au/community/disasters-emergencies/disasters/resources-translations/local-government-disaster-dashboards
* Add the Emergency Alert number (+61 444 444 444) to your favourites list on your phone so that you receive Emergency Alert text messages. Emergency Alert is the national telephone warning system used by emergency services to send voice messages to landlines and text messages to mobile phones within a defined area about emergencies.
* For emergency help in floods and storms, call QLD SES on 132 500 or download the SES Assistance QLD App – https://apps.apple.com/au/app/ses-assistance-qld/id704964892 (App Store) or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.gov.qld.emergency.incident.ses.assistance&hl=en_AU (Google Play).
* To check road closures visit the QLD Traffic website https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au or for phone service call 13 19 40.
* In life threatening situations, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

Most importantly, stay safe.

Physical Disability Australia (PDA) is a national peak Disability Peoples Organisation run by and for people with physical disability, advocating for equal opportunity, inclusion and human rights across Australia. Established in 1995, PDA represents the voices and lived experiences of its members to influence policy, engage with government, and drive meaningful change, ensuring people with physical disability are respected, empowered and able to participate fully in all aspects of society.

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