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Plan for an Emergency

Recover your body and your garden: after a heatwave

It can take a few days to fully recover after a heatwave. Here are some tips for you (and your garden).

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The fire has passed. Now what do you do?

The fire may have passed and the warning downgraded, but you still need to take care and be vigilant. Here are some steps you can take to help you recover. 

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Caring for children when there's an emergency

Enduring a disaster can be traumatic for anyone, and children often need extra care, practically and emotionally. Here are some ideas for how you can help.

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After The Disaster, a practical advice podcast

After you've experienced a disaster, there is so much to work through. After the Disaster is a podcast that offers practical tips and evidence-based advice.

Disasters and Domestic Violence — ways you can help

Family and domestic violence incidents increase after a disaster. Here are some things you can do to support someone if you think they are a victim.

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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.

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How to listen to ABC Radio in an emergency

Stay informed in an emergency, set your local ABC radio station in the ABC listen app, and find the frequency on your battery-powered radio.

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In the News

Katherine River reaches highest level in five years, with more rain forecast

The Katherine River peaked just below the minor flood level on Monday, but the Bureau of Meteorology says the situation could change with more rain expected in coming days.

a boat with a dog sitting in the front, with flooded road ahead

Source: ABC KatherineTopic: Floods

Emergency Warning issued as uncontrolled fire burns south of Adelaide

An Emergency Warning has been issued for people in the area of a fast-moving, uncontrolled bushfire burning near Cape Jervis, south of Adelaide.

A firefighter dressed in yellow coveralls with a white helmet is holding a hose and spraying flames near a tree.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Bushfires

'One minute it was daylight, next it was black' — large outback dust storm rolls in

After more than a month without a single drop of rain, residents living in outback NSW saw a wall of red earth roll in. The large dust storm was well over 100 metres high and several kilometres wide. 

A woman crosses the road during a dust storm in Broken Hill

Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Weather Phenomena

'Paddock with no cattle' will cost flood-affected outback graziers millions

Graziers are looking at a tough few years and millions of dollars to restock cattle herds as recovery begins in outback Queensland after widespread flooding hit the north-west.

cattle swimming in floodwaters in outback queensland

Source: ABC North West QldTopic: Floods

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