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Plan for an Emergency

How to listen to ABC Radio in an emergency

Stay informed in an emergency. Set your local ABC radio station in your car, on ABC listen and on your battery-powered radio.

Illustration of a person listening to ABC radio while driving in dry bush. There's an Extreme Fire Danger Rating roadside sign.

If you live on the coast, you should have a tsunami plan

 Tsunamis that threaten to inundate land aren't common in Australia, but you should know what to do if a tsunami alert is issued, particularly if you live near the water.

Blue green ocean waves

What to do if there's an earthquake near you

Seven safe things you should do to protect yourself in the immediate aftermath of an earthquake.

A large pile of bricks in an alleyway.

How to prepare for severe weather

Having a plan will keep you safe and help avoid damage to your home and property.

Firefighters attending the scene of a red VW Bug damaged by a fallen tree at Avoca Beach.

Dealing with a power outage after a storm

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

A cherry picker vehicle and people in hi-vis work on powerlines. The ground is wet and they are surrounded by big trees.

BTN takes a look at SES rescues

When severe weather hits, many turn to the SES. This video from ABC Behind The News is a  great way to show young people what the SES does and just how important volunteers are during severe weather.

A group of six SES volunteers in personal protective uniforms, gather in a circle to discuss plans on a sunny day.

Emergency warnings explained

Wondering what a Watch & Act alert means for you? What’s the difference between a category two and category three cyclone? Find the definitions here.

A laptop shows a map of the Australian Capital Territory with a red emergency warning area

In the News

Endangered turtle found to have survived record-breaking flood

Experts are relieved to see the number of endangered Manning River turtles holding steady, a year after devastating flooding in northern New South Wales.

A small turtle with a yellow stripe along its face and side, in a person's hand.

Source: ABC Mid North CoastTopic: Environment

When the bushfire came, this couple turned on their roof sprinkler and left

Preparing for an ember attack could extend your home's bushfire survivability rate to above 90 per cent or even closer to 100 per cent, a fire scientist says.

Aerial perspective of a coastal home spinkler system on roof surrounded by burned trees under a blue sky.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Bushfires

Earthquakes hit near regional Queensland town twice in four days

Experts say this week's seismic activity is unusual, but the region has a pattern of large and clustered earthquakes.

The needle rests in the middle of the black lines indicating the strength of the quake on a red and white graph

Source: ABC Wide BayTopic: Earthquakes

Ed takes chance another one-in-500-year flood won't hit family home

It was six months before Ed Trotter could return home after record floods on the NSW Mid North Coast. A year on from the disaster, others are still without working kitchens and bathrooms.

Man with white hair and beard sits on a sunny back veranda with a cup in hand and garden behind him.

Source: ABC Mid North CoastTopic: Floods

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