Students from Cunnamulla State School and Sacred Heart Primary School (Cunnamulla) in South West Queensland received a virtual visit from rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston today to talk about disaster preparedness.
Get Ready Queensland Week (10-16 October) was launched at Milton State School today in conjunction with the Bureau of Meteorology's Severe Weather Outlook.
Get Ready Queensland Week is all about raising awareness so people start preparing their families, pets, households and even their neighbours for severe weather.
Get Ready Queensland Ambassador Johnathan Thurston was on hand to remind Queenslanders how they can get ready in three simple steps.
Inspiring projects building the resilience of Queensland communities to natural disasters were celebrated at the 2021 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards held in Brisbane tonight.
There were 56 entrants across the six categories – a record number of submissions and the most of any state in Australia for 2021.
Stronger, safer, resilient Queensland communities
Coordinate action to improve the resilience of Queensland communities and facilitate locally led disaster recovery
