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With the BOM forecasting a summer of higher temperatures with the potential for heatwaves, bushfires, storms and flash-flooding, residents are being encouraged to take simple steps now to prepare.

Sunshine Coast Council's Flooding and Coastal Resilience Design Guide provides practical advice for homeowners, renovators, builders and designers on how to plan, design and renovate homes that are better prepared for flood and storm events.

Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli presented a new, purpose-built, storm damage response vehicle to the Coolum State Emergency Service (SES) Group during National SES Week.

Bushfire season is officially here, and experts warn a wet winter doesn’t reduce bushfire risk. Extra rainfall leads to more vegetation growth, creating additional fuel as temperatures rise and conditions dry out. Prepare now – learn how fire behaves, prepare an emergency kit and create a bushfire plan.

As Chair of the Sunshine Coast Local Disaster Management Group, Mayor Rosanna Natoli is raising the alarm that proposed changes to disaster recovery funding could leave communities exposed.

Driving into floodwater is a major cause of flood-related deaths. It can take as little as 15cm of water for a car to lose traction on the road and be swept away in floodwater.

Stay safe on the Sunshine Coast this summer by preparing for storms, heatwaves and beach hazards using the Disaster Hub and Beach Safe App.

The free, family friendly Emergency Expo is on this Sunday, October 19, from 10am to 2pm at Lake Kawana, Bokarina – right in front of Sunshine Coast Stadium.

This year’s free, family friendly Expo will be held on Sunday October 19 from 10am to 2pm, at Lake Kawana, Bokarina, in front of the Sunshine Coast Stadium.

It may have been a wet winter this year, but all it takes is a week of warm weather for bushfires to become a serious threat. Know your home’s bushfire risk and have a bushfire survival plan in place.

Floodwater can be contaminated by sewerage, waste and bacteria that pose a risk of soil-borne diseases and other infections, including skin infections, diarrhea and conjunctivitis.

With longer heatwaves predicted to happen more often in 2025, residents should expect higher humidity and temperatures and prepare for possible heatwave impacts in advance.

Planning your business’s continuity involves developing a practical plan for how your business can prepare for and continue to operate, after an incident or crisis.

Don’t wait until a disaster is at your door. October to April is Australia's peak time for severe weather. Get Ready Queensland Week is a reminder to get ready. Make a household emergency plan with your family so they know what to do when the weather turns bad.

The Sunshine Coast Local Disaster Plan helps Council deliver a coordinated emergency response to disaster management and community support. Since the adoption of the plan in 2023, there have been a number of changes which needed to be updated and endorsed by Council.

When the next disaster strikes, Sunshine Coast Council’s disaster and emergency responders must stand together as one united, operational front. Council recently held a training exercise to assess our emergency services’ coordinated response. Because practice makes perfect!

Sunshine Coast Council is encouraging our residents to familiarise themselves now with understanding bushfires and your home’s level of risk.

Sunshine Coast’s Local Disaster Management Group recently met for the first time in 2024, with Mayor Rosanna Natoli and Deputy Mayor Maria Suarez taking on the roles of Chair and Deputy Chair.

Sunshine Coast Council’s Disaster Management Team are running the Get Ready Schools Program to teach students about how to prepare, cope and recover from stressful weather events.

This weekend it’s time to get your emergency plan in place. Having an Emergency Evacuation Plan means everyone in your household knows what to do if the weather turns bad. It also gives you and your family peace-of-mind that when a disaster strikes, you’ll know how to ‘act’.

Sunshine Coast residents can now access the most accurate flood mapping and information available online, after updates were endorsed at Council's Ordinary Meeting last Thursday (September 21). Council has a range of flood mapping tools to inform emergency preparedness as well as land use planning and build our region’s resilience.