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Dealing with a power outage after severe weather

Power outages from natural disasters can last anywhere from hours to days. Here are some tips to help you through a power cut safely.

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How to clean up after a storm or cyclone

Cleaning up after severe weather or cyclones can be exhausting and stressful. Remember to wait for the all clear before you begin, wear protective gear and stay safe by listening to local authorities.

Building debris strewn across a street in Kalbarri, WA.

Floods don't always move slowly, prepare now

Make sure you know your property flood risk, and prepare early because floods can happen quickly.

Residents at Riverglen near Murray Bridge fill sandbags.

How to clean up mould after heavy rain or flooding

Our houses can become breeding grounds for mould after prolonged rain. It's important to clean and remove it properly as it can lead to severe health effects.

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Plan for an Emergency

Get ready for bushfire season now

Early preparation can be what makes the difference in an emergency. Understanding the bushfire warning system could save your life.

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You need to know about the Australian Fire Danger Rating System

It's quite simple — and it could save your life.

A semi-circle cut into four wedges, green is Moderate, High is yellow, Extreme is orange, Catastrophic is red.

How to survive a severe 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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Floods don't always move slowly, prepare now

Make sure you know your property flood risk, and prepare early because floods can happen quickly.

Do you know what to do if there's a bushfire in your area?

Following your bushfire survival plan could save your life if there's a fire in your area. Read more about what you should when a warning is issued.

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What if it floods while you're on holiday?

You'll need to know how to respond if severe weather turns into a flood emergency. Read this before your next trip.

A car and caravan submerged in flood water.

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.

Two firefighters, one from ACT Fire and Rescue and one from ACT Rural Fire Service look out at a smouldering fire.

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

'It's too late for most of us': 400 homes for Lismore flood victims to enter market. The catch is it won't be until 2026

The first property to be developed under the Resilient Lands Program will not come onto the market until 2026, four years after devastating floods left thousands looking for somewhere safer to live.

Computer-generated graphic showing an aerial view of an urban estate with existing houses and paddocks in the surrounding areas.

Source: ABC North CoastTopic: Regional Development and Planning

Thousands wake to earthquake 130 kilometres south-east of Melbourne

An earthquake in eastern Victoria overnight has been felt by thousands of people across several states.

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Source: ABC GippslandTopic: Earthquakes

Poor planning led to out-of-control prescribed burn that damaged WA wilderness retreat, report finds

A review obtained by the ABC finds preparation for the 2020 burn in the Kimberley was "underpinned by plans produced by a division based in Perth" and contained information irrelevant to the local landscape.

Image of a burned landscape stretching up to the side of a building in a remote part of the Kimberley.

Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Bushfires

Vandals render earthmovers inoperable, delaying dredging at the mouth of the Murray River

Police ask the public for help to identify those who smashed the machines' windows, tore off doors and wrecked internal fittings.

An excavator cab with no windows, front or doors

Source: ABC South East SATopic: Law, Crime and Justice