Sunshine Coast Council's Flooding and Coastal Resilience Design Guide provides practical advice for homeowners, renovators, builders and designers on how to plan, design and renovate homes that are better prepared for flood and storm events.
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Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli presented a new, purpose-built, storm damage response vehicle to the Coolum State Emergency Service (SES) Group during National SES Week.
Bushfire season is officially here, and experts warn a wet winter doesn’t reduce bushfire risk. Extra rainfall leads to more vegetation growth, creating additional fuel as temperatures rise and conditions dry out. Prepare now – learn how fire behaves, prepare an emergency kit and create a bushfire plan.
As Chair of the Sunshine Coast Local Disaster Management Group, Mayor Rosanna Natoli is raising the alarm that proposed changes to disaster recovery funding could leave communities exposed.
Driving into floodwater is a major cause of flood-related deaths. It can take as little as 15cm of water for a car to lose traction on the road and be swept away in floodwater.
Stay safe on the Sunshine Coast this summer by preparing for storms, heatwaves and beach hazards using the Disaster Hub and Beach Safe App.
Familiarise yourself with Council’s emergency preparedness flood mapping resources.
The free, family friendly Emergency Expo is on this Sunday, October 19, from 10am to 2pm at Lake Kawana, Bokarina – right in front of Sunshine Coast Stadium.
This year’s free, family friendly Expo will be held on Sunday October 19 from 10am to 2pm, at Lake Kawana, Bokarina, in front of the Sunshine Coast Stadium.
It may have been a wet winter this year, but all it takes is a week of warm weather for bushfires to become a serious threat. Know your home’s bushfire risk and have a bushfire survival plan in place.
With longer heatwaves predicted to happen more often in 2025, residents should expect higher humidity and temperatures and prepare for possible heatwave impacts in advance.
Planning your business’s continuity involves developing a practical plan for how your business can prepare for and continue to operate, after an incident or crisis.
Residents are urged to take some simple steps to boost resilience and safeguard themselves, their families, homes and businesses, before the next disaster strikes.
Don’t wait until a disaster is at your door. October to April is Australia's peak time for severe weather. Get Ready Queensland Week is a reminder to get ready. Make a household emergency plan with your family so they know what to do when the weather turns bad.
The Sunshine Coast Local Disaster Plan helps Council deliver a coordinated emergency response to disaster management and community support. Since the adoption of the plan in 2023, there have been a number of changes which needed to be updated and endorsed by Council.
Sunshine Coast Council is encouraging our residents to familiarise themselves now with understanding bushfires and your home’s level of risk.
Sunshine Coast’s Local Disaster Management Group recently met for the first time in 2024, with Mayor Rosanna Natoli and Deputy Mayor Maria Suarez taking on the roles of Chair and Deputy Chair.
Sunshine Coast Council’s Disaster Management Team are running the Get Ready Schools Program to teach students about how to prepare, cope and recover from stressful weather events.
Summer = surf, sun, sand and storms! Having an Emergency Evacuation Plan this summer will mean everyone knows what to do during an extreme weather event.
Babies and children have a limited understanding of what’s happening around them. But being prepared before a weather emergency can make a big difference to how they will respond and cope.
This weekend it’s time to get your emergency plan in place. Having an Emergency Evacuation Plan means everyone in your household knows what to do if the weather turns bad. It also gives you and your family peace-of-mind that when a disaster strikes, you’ll know how to ‘act’.
The new Australian Warnings System means that no matter where you are across the country, the warning icons are the same. How you receive warnings isn’t going to change, but the wording, colours and call to action symbol may be different to what you’re used to.
The Sunshine Coast faces one of its most threatening fire seasons but now has a world-leading tool to help safeguard people, properties, and our natural assets.