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Planning for Disasters

When disaster strikes, you need to be ready to respond, and then you need to know who to turn to when you're recovering and how to find assistance to help you through the healing process.

The Fraser Coast Disaster Resilience team offers a range of workshops, support services and information to help you respond, recover and heal after disasterous events.

We'd like to hear from you about the services you'd like us to bring to your community, how you'd like to access them and in what priority.

Workshops & Support Information

Choose from our range of workshops, support services and information guides

Workshops

Read the flyers on all workshops listed in our Workshops heading below (scroll to "All the details").

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Information & Support Services

Browse the information we can provide to your commuity in our Information section listed below (scroll to "All the details").

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Our current range of workshops

We update our workshop offerings regularly. Please check here for timing and availability, and cost, before offering them in your community.

Workshops we curently offer include:

Preparedness Planning (click here to download information)
Seasons for Growth - Adults (click here to download information)
Seasons for Growth - Children & Young People (click here to download information)
Seasons for Growth - Stormbirds (click here to download information)
Seasons for Growth - Tailored (click here to download information)

Information and materials available to help educate on disaster relief and preparedness.

We work with many organisations to deliver information and materials for you to access directly.

1. Preparing for Emergencies

Red Cross: Emergencies and disasters webpage
Red Cross: Preparing for emergencies
Lifeline: Natural Disasters general page
Lifeline: Natural disasters toolkit
Lifeline: effects of natural disasters
SES general page
SES frequently asked questions with answers
SES assistance
SES disaster management
Queensland fire and emergency services: know your risks

2.Natural Disasters and Your Mental Health

Red Cross: Coping with a crisis; looking after yourself
Red Cross: Returning home and coping with a crisis
Lifeline: Trauma about trauma
Beyond Blue: Natural disasters and your mental health

3. Supporting children before, during and after a disatser

Red Cross: Resources for parents and caregivers
Emerging Minds: How Parents and caregivers can support children during or after a natural disaster
Headspace: supporting your child after natural disasters
Birdie's Tree: Birdies Tree home page
Birdies Tree: games for kids
Birdies Tree: Perinatal & Infants: Recovering together after a natural disaster
Birdies Tree: Children: Birdies store book order forms
Birdies Tree: Children: BUSHkids self care for parent and children

4. Disaster management plans

Red Cross: Strengthening community resilience
SES: Disaster management
Commonwealth, Queensland and local government:
- The Queensland state disaster management general page: https://www.disaster.qld.gov.au/plans
- Fraser Coast local disaster management plan: https://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/disaster-plans
- District disaster management plans: https://www.police.qld.gov.au/qps-corporate-documents/disaster-management-plans
- State disaster management plan: https://www.disaster.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0027/339336/Interim-2023-QSDMP-V1.2.pdf
- National Emergency Management Australia: Emergency response plans
- Qld Police Service Maryborough disaster management plan
- Qld Ambulance Disaster and emergency incident plan
- Qld Health: Queensland health mass casualty incident plan
- Queensland Fire and Emergency Service: Disaster Management Plan

5. Recovery & assistance after a disaster

Red Cross: Returning home and coping with a crisis
Lifeline: Trauma about trauma
Beyond Blue: Natural disasters and your mental health
Headspace: supporting your child after natural disasters
SES assistance
Queensland government:
- Queensland Recovery Plan
- Personal Hardship Assistance
Queensland Police: Disaster Recovery Support
My Aged Care (national)
- Supporting Seniors general page
- Getting support
- Stay connected and supported
- Support for financially disadvantaged people
Australian Broadcasting Corporatation (ABC) Emergency: How to recover form a heatwave

6. Support for those living with a disability

Queensland government
Collaborating 4 inclusion (funded by Qld government)
- Person Centred Emergency Preparedness Workbook
- What to pack in an emergency kit (video)
Queenslanders with disability: peer support groups

7. Appointing a 'Power of Attorney'

Queensland government
- Power of attorney general information
- Enduring Power of Attorney explanatory guide
- General Power of Attorney form 1
- Form to appoint an Enduring Power of Attorney
- Making a will

8. Disaster dashboard