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Get online and get ready to respond in emergencies. 

Get Disaster Smart will help you learn more about how to use emergency information online. Learn tips on using websites and apps to prepare for and respond to emergencies such as storms, floods, bushfires, and heatwaves.   

You can choose which workshops to attend.

Guest presenters include Brisbane City Council, Queensland Fire & Emergency Services, and the Bureau of Meteorology. Join us via Zoom. 

 

 

Get Disaster Smart – Program Outline

Week

Date

Site/App

Presenting Org

Presenter

1.

Tuesday 30 April 4pm-5pm

BCC Emergency Dashboard

Workshop title: Get Disaster Smart with the Brisbane Emergency Dashboard

Brisbane City Council

Steph Symes

2.

Tuesday 7 May 4pm-5pm

Brisbane Severe Weather Alert

Workshop title: Get Disaster Smart with Brisbane Severe Weather Alerts

Brisbane City Council

Steph Symes

3.

Tuesday 14 May 4pm-5pm

Bushfire warnings & incidents

Workshop title: "Where's that smoke coming from?" How to look up bushfires online

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Public Information and Warnings Unit

Justin Fowler

4.

Tuesday 21 May 4pm-5pm

Australian Warning System

Workshop title: Get Disaster Smart with the new Australian Warning System

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Public Information and Warnings Unit

Jen Kerr

5.

Tuesday 28 May 4pm-5pm

BCC Be Prepared

Workshop title: Get Disaster Smart and Be Prepared with Brisbane City Council

Brisbane City Council

Steph Symes

6.

Tuesday 4 June 4pm-5pm

Bureau of Meteorology app Workshop title: Get Disaster Smart with the BOM weather app

Bureau of Meteorology

 Steven Hadley

7.

Tuesday 11 June 4pm-5pm

P-CEP resources

Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP) Part A

QDN

Peter Tully & Helen Styles

8.

Tuesday 18 June 4pm-5pm

P-CEP resources 

Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP) Part B

QDN

Peter Tully & Helen Styles

9.

Tuesday 25 June 4pm-5pm

BCC Flood Information Workshop title: Could my house flood? Get Disaster Smart with BCC Flood Information

Brisbane City Council

Cristal Lau & Steph Symes

10.

Tuesday 2 July 4pm-5pm

Bureau of Meteorology website

Workshop title: Get Disaster Smart with the BOM Website

Bureau of Meteorology 

 Leah Soccio

 

Please let us know how we can help you have the best workshop experience. 

For more information or support to register, please contact Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) on 1300 363 783 or email didrr@qdn.org.au 

Assistance provided through the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).