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      • The Nature of Flooding
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      • Historical Flooding Information
    • Bushfires
    • Storms and Cyclones
    • Hazards and Health Outbreaks
    • Earthquakes
    Disaster Risks: Sunshine Coast
    • Last updated:
    • 12 Oct 2020

    Everyone living on the Sunshine Coast needs to understand how to:

    • prepare for these risks
    • stay informed
    • respond to an emergency.

    Weather events have been recorded over the past 50 years by the Bureau of Meteorology. The site will give you a snapshot of the weather records and other pertinent information.

    In 2018, council conducted a risk assessment, which identified 18 risks/hazards that may impact our region. We are currently undertaking a new assessment with Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. The highest risks are:

    • Flooding

      Flooding on the Sunshine Coast can occur any time of year but is most likely between October and May

    • Bushfires

      The Coast’s bushfire season starts in the dry season at the beginning of August. It runs through until the beginning of the wet season over summer

    • Storms and Cyclones

      Storms usually occur from November to March and east coast low pressure systems from January to June. Cyclones can occur from December to April

    • Hazards and Health Outbreaks

      Hazardous risks include spills of chemical or petrol from a tanker, or an oil spill from a ship offshore. A pandemic is a global disease outbreak which spreads rapidly

    • Earthquakes

      Helpful information on what to do before, during and after an earthquake

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