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How storm-ready are you this season?

There are a few things you can do before a thunderstorm hits to reduce the risk of damage to your home and property and keep your animals safe.

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How to survive this heatwave

Don't take heatwaves lightly. Just like cyclones, flooding, bushfires and severe storms, heatwaves are hazards and they can kill you.

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What if it floods while you're on holiday?

If you're travelling, you'll need to know how to respond if severe weather turns into a flood emergency. Here are some things to consider before your next holiday.

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Preparing for disasters - do you know your Emergency ABCs?

Are you one of the 90 per cent of Australians who haven't made an emergency plan that could save your family and your home?

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Dealing with a power outage after severe weather

Power outages from natural disasters can last anywhere from hours to days. It's important to note the time the power goes off, and always check your home safety switch hasn't been tripped.

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Looking after animals in a heatwave

If the weather is too hot for you, it's too hot for your pets. Know what you need to do to keep your furry friends cool and safe during heatwaves.

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How to listen to ABC Radio in an emergency

Stay informed in an emergency, set your local ABC radio station in the ABC listen app, and find the frequency on your battery-powered radio.

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Emergency Advice

Helping you recover after an emergency

After an emergency, get essential information to help you and your community recover.

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Find emergency services wherever you are

Know which agency issues emergency alerts during events like bushfires, storms and cyclones in the state or territory where you live, or where you're travelling to.

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How your mobile phone could save your life

Anyone could be caught in a natural disaster — and most of us carry something in our pocket that could help us stay safe, or even alive, when it strikes.

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Understanding emergency warnings

It doesn't matter where you live in Australia, you should understand what an emergency warning looks like and what you should do if one is issued for your area.

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In the News

‘Send every crew you’ve got’: Residents flee blaze amid unseasonal spring heatwave

Firefighters are responding to bushfires in Perth's north and south that are threatening lives and homes on a sweltering spring day.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Bushfires

Flood evacuation alert delays laid bare in search for better warning system

An inquiry into Victoria's 2022 flooding event has been told the state's current warning system is broken.

Traralgon Creek floods residential streets, drone photo

Source: ABC GippslandTopic: Floods

Cherry Gardens victims tell of terror amid 'tsunami of fire' deliberately lit by ex-CFS volunteer

Residents left devastated by a bushfire crisis that destroyed homes in the Adelaide Hills in 2021 confront the firebug in court, telling the former CFS volunteer of their grief and terror.

Smoke and an orange glow from a fire burning in the Cherry Gardens area of the Adelaide Hills.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Arson

Paddlewheeler captain sells house, uses inheritance and takes out loan to restore Hawkesbury River craft damaged by floods

A piece of Australian maritime history is back in Sydney's north-west, but not without some incredible personal sacrifices from its captain.

People gather on a paddle wheel boat docked on a river

Source: ABC Radio SydneyTopic: Floods