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Following the Southern Queensland Bushfires, Red Cross hosted a Pillowcase Project session at Beechmont State School to help some of its youngest students deal with the stress of evacuation and think about what items they would need to take with them.

QRA's Management and Reporting System (MARS) has now been live for a year, and we want to hear from the councils and state agencies using it about ways we can improve it.

A number of Queensland initiatives have been awarded for their outstanding contribution to building community resilience to disasters at the 2019 Resilient Australia Awards in Adelaide today.

The Get Ready Queensland team has been on the road in north-west Queensland this week talking with locals about how they prepare for severe weather and disasters.

Newly appointed Get Ready Queensland ambassador Johnathan Thurston led proceedings at the launch of Get Ready Queensland Week 2019, helping to spread the message of disaster preparedness.

Winners have been announced for the 2019 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards, which recognise projects that have helped Queensland communities better prepare for natural disasters and emergencies.

Long-term recovery from this year's historic monsoon flooding event will be guided by a comprehensive new plan just released by the Queensland Government.

Rugby league legend, Indigenous role model and former Queenslander of the Year Johnathan Thurston has been announced as the first ambassador for community disaster preparedness program Get Ready Queensland.

Residences affected by the 2018 Central Queensland Bushfires may be eligible for assistance of up to $10,000 to help pay for clean-up activities, damages or losses that are beyond the vicinity of the residential house.

To empower young people and build their confidence in identifying and preparing for disasters in their homes and communities, the Australian Red Cross will be running the Pillowcase Project, funded through the Queensland Disaster Resilience Fund (QDRF).