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Australian Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Plan
AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS EMERGENCY REDiPlan
Emergencies may not be something we think about every day, but they can strike at any time, and disrupt lives in many different ways. Emergencies can disrupt by damaging your home and your valuables, affecting your health, upsetting routines or causing unforseen financial burden.
In most cases, the effects may be short term, but in some circumstances, if your losses are high, you can feel the effects of an emergency for a long time. By taking some time to think about and plan for emergencies, you can help yourself, and your household to be prepared, and cope better if an emergency occurs.
Emergency REDiPlan is a four step easy-to-follow process to prepare your household for an emergency.
1. Be Informed
2. Make a plan
3. Get an Emergency kit
4. Know your neighbours
Being prepared for an emergency can save lives and enable you and your loved ones to get back on your feet more quickly.
For more information about REDiPlan and how to access resouces please visit website http://www.redcross.org.au/ourservices_acrossaustralia_emergencyservices_prepare.htm
Think Policelink. Call 131 444 to report non-urgent property crime and non-urgent incidents.
Policelink 131 444 is available 24 hours, 7 days a week and is the new number in Queensland to make general enquiries and report non-urgent incidents including:
• wilful property damage
• stealing offences
• break and enters
• stolen vehicles
• lost property
Calls to Policelink 131 444 are charged at the local call rate with mobile call costs varying dependant on your service provider.
Persons with disabilities can contact Policelink via the following options:
• Using the National Relay Service to make telephone calls
• Email to
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or
• Fax (07) 3055-6305
Policelink enhances QPS service delivery by providing an additional method of contact. It does not replace existing operational police services such as community members calling or visiting their local police station. Details for police stations can be found in the White Pages under police or by utilising the police station locator on the front page of the Queensland Police Service website www.police.qld.gov.au
Fact sheets about Policelink can be found in the resources section of the NHWQ website.