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Natural disasters affect everyone, but for vulnerable residents an emergency event is particularly challenging.
The State Emergency Service (SES) is encouraging residents to get to know their neighbours and assist other residents who may have difficulties during natural disasters.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Commissioner Lee Johnson said residents who spoke English as [...]
The Queensland Alliance for Mental Health (QAMH) and a combined initiative of Queensland councils have been named the Queensland winners of the Resilient Australia Awards at a ceremony in Kedron this morning.
Minister for Police and Community Safety Jack Dempsey said 10 community groups and government and emergency service organisations were presented with a range [...]
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell have today announced ten Local Government Areas will have access to jointly-funded national disaster assistance following extensive flooding.
Natural disaster assistance is available to affected residents, small business owners and primary producers in the following LGAs:
Ballina Shire Bellingen Shire Byron Shire Clarence Valley Coffs Harbour [...]
Chief Minister Terry Mills today launched the secureNT natural disaster resilience campaign encouraging Territorians to be prepared for cyclones, bushfires, floods and other natural disasters.
“Television, press and radio advertisements are being run across the Territory to raise awareness of natural disasters in the Territory and to let people know the simple things they can [...]
A message from the City of Saskatoon:
Most of us are coming to rely on our cell phones and other mobile devices more and more. During a natural disaster, wireless networks are often overwhelmed by people calling to check in with each other or searching for updates online.
If that happens, it may be [...]
Texas | 24 Jan 2012
Editor’s Note: This is an excellent series of videos and worth the investment of your time. They are well-researched, well-produced and ought to be emulated by other jurisdictions. – HN
Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes and flash floods – these are all common occurrences in Texas. Are you prepared? Watch Surviving Disaster: [...]
QLD | The Harden Up website, launched October 2011, provides weather data from the CSIRO, Bureau of Meteorology and Insurance Council of Australia to encourage people to take practical steps to become more self-reliant in major weather events.
With data and case studies from the past 150 years for more than 3000 Queensland suburbs, [...]
Dear friends & colleagues,
As many of you know, Nicole Mason and I co-founded a non-profit this year – Mahila Partnership www.mahilapartnership.org. We are a grassroots organization dedicated to serving vulnerable populations and working on projects related to education, community and disasters. Most recently we have partnered with UMASS Boston’s Center for [...]
by Avi Bachar
An earthquake is the world’s most traumatic event human beings could possibly experience. An earthquake strikes at everything familiar in our daily lives. It occurs without early warning and strikes at every aspect of life; it impacts lives in large numbers; destroys homes which are people’s primary source of security; and impacts [...]
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