Tropical Cyclone Alfred

An emergency kit should be put together before a disaster happens. It can save you valuable time if you need to leave your home or defend your property, and can help you survive.

Prepare an emergency survival kit

Leave your home early and go somewhere safer, such as an evacuation centre.

The latest warnings are available here from the NSW SES. 

This should be away from big windows, such as in a bathroom, walk-in wardrobe, or hallway in case you need to shelter in your home during a severe storm or cyclone. If you do have to shelter in place, cover any windows in your safe room with a mattress or heavy blanket to protect you from broken glass if the window breaks.

• Secure outdoor furniture, garden tools, and loose objects to prevent them from becoming dangerous projectiles.
• Inspect your roof for damage, clear gutters, and seal any gaps around windows and doors.
• Park your vehicle in a safe, covered location well before the weather worsens.
• Move valuable and electrical items to higher ground to protect them from potential flooding.
• Use sandbags to protect entry points prone to flooding, and store extra sandbags in a sheltered spot.
• Apply plastic sheeting to the inside of windows and seal the edges with tape to help reduce wind-driven rain entering your home
• Locate and be ready to disconnect or shut down your gas, electricity, solar power and water services if instructed.

Fill up your bathtub

We recommend filling up the bathtub now while the tap water is still safe to drink and running. That way, you can keep the essentials going if the water gets cut off. If you don't have a bathtub, or it's unsafe to fill up the tub when you have kids - fill up sinks and buckets instead.

Look after your animals

If you can, move your livestock, horses and other animals to a safe paddock that has high ground and shelter from the wind. Keep your pets (including cats) indoors, make sure they have a safe place, food and water and something to clean up mess. Have a pet emergency plan and kit.

The Local Land Services farm flood readiness guide will help you to identify risks and hazards on your property. Download the checklist to help you prepare. Know what to do to protect your livestock and farming business with a personalised farm flood plan.