Emergency Ready
EmergencyRedi Week
14 to 22 September is EmergencyRedi Week
Find out what to do in an emergency, where to go, and how to stay safe.
Our City is one of the most flash-flood affected in the state. Increasingly, extreme heat, bushfires, and other disasters are becoming part of our reality.
In EmergencyRedi Week (14 to 22 September), we’re asking everyone to download The Australian Red Cross app Get Prepared | Australian Red Cross.
Protect yourself, the people you love and the things you value most.
- Get in the know: understand your risk
- Get connected: connected communities help each other, you, your neighbours, and local emergency services
- Get organised: create a practical and psychological emergency RediPlan
- Get packing: build and maintain an emergency kit.
You’ll find help on the app.
Get Prepared app
The interactive Australian Red Cross app helps you:
- review the risks relevant to where you live
- create checklists of actions to make and share an emergency plan tailored to your needs
- connect to relevant local emergency services during disasters.
Get Prepared builds on many years of work by Australian Red Cross to help people prepare both physically and psychologically for disaster.
Research shows that the more prepared you are for a disaster, the faster you recover.
Do one simple thing to make you safer in an emergency. Download Get Prepared and help keep the people and things that mean most to you safe.
How to prepare for emergencies - information in community languages
These disaster handbooks are available in languages to support our community. Please click on your preferred language to download the booklet.
Arabic الطبيعي ة العربية) حافظ على سالمة عائلتك أثناء
Hindi राकृ हिक आपदा के दौरान अपने पररवार को सुरहिि रखें
Simplified Chinese (中文): 在自然灾害期间保护您的家人安全
Mandarin (中文) 在自然灾害期间保护您的家人安全.
You’ll find more resources in various languages on the Australian Red Cross website.
Prepare for emergencies: resources | Australian Red Cross
Red Cross Rediplan Disaster Preparedness Guide(PDF, 3MB)
Save the app that could save your life!
Do you have your emergency apps in order?
We’re reminding everyone to get their emergency apps including Emergency Plus which shares your precise location with emergency services.
Get Prepared: a free app co-created by the Australian Red Cross and NRMA to help you plan for an emergency Prepare for emergencies | Australian Red Cross.
Hazards Near Me: Set up a watch zone to receive notifications on changing conditions Hazards near me app
Emergency Plus: a free app developed by Australia’s emergency services and their government and industry partners. It uses GPS functionality and What Three Words to help a Triple Zero (000) caller provide critical location details required to mobilise emergency services Emergency Plus app.
Live Traffic NSW: Plan ahead and see what hazards are impacting your route on NSW roads Live Traffic NSW
BOM Weather: Check for weather forecasts and warnings Bom weather app
Find more resources from the Australian Red Cross on the
Prepare for emergencies: resources | Australian Red Cross website.
Video Get Prepared app | Australian Red Cross