Resources for householders

Risk reduction resources

General Emergency Info

• SES - Planning for Emergencies
• Redcross - Preparing for Emergencies
• VIC Emergencies, local warnings and updates

Emergency Plan

• SES - Create an emergency plan
• Redcross - RediPlan (PDF File)

Emergency kit

• Redcross - Emergency kit (PDF File)
• CEDRR & SES - Emergency cupboard poster (PDF File)

Mental health support

• Handout - Support Services (PDF File)

First Aid

• St John’s Ambulance
• Redcross

Floods

Household Flood Mitigation

• CEDRR Cheat Sheet - Household Flood Mitigation Actions Guide (PDF File)
• Melbourne Water Retrofitting Guide
• SES - Sandbag Guide (PDF File)
• SES - Flood and Storm Preparation (PDF File)

Flood Overlays and Information

• Mt Alexander: http://floodreports.nccma.vic.gov.au
• Kingston: https://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/property/planning-and-building/do-I-need-a-planning-or-building-permit/land-subject-to-flooding
• SES - Local Flood Guides
• Insurance Council - Flood Insurance Explained

Melbourne Water

• Melbourne Water website
• Meblourne Water - Flood information and advice

Fire, Heatwaves, and Other Risks

Fire

• CFA - Preparing for Fire
• CFA - Fire-Ready Kit (PDF File)
• Home Fire Safety Booklet (PDF File)

Heat Wave

• Redcross - Prepare for Heatwave
• Redcross - Heatwave Factsheet (PDF File)
• Victorian Government - Summer Sense (PDF File)

Storm

• The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) - Storm Guide
• SES - Flood and Storm Preparation (PDF File)

Climate Change

• climatechange.vic.gov.au
• DELWP Local Climate Adaptation

Thunderstorm Asthma

• Victorian Government - Thunderstorm asthma

COVID-19

• coronavirus.vic.gov.au

Family and domestic violence

• Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre
• Safe and Equal Family Violence Support

Resources in other languages

• SES - information in other languages
• CFA - in other languages
• FireRescue Fire Safety - multiple languages
• Victorian Government family and domestic violence - multiple languages