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Natural Disaster Information

Natural disasters such as floods, heatwaves, bushfires etc. can happen when you least expect. Link Wentworth want to make sure our residents are well prepared for any future natural disasters.

Below, you will find some resources that can help you prepare for extreme weather and natural disasters.

⚠️ For local resources and events to help you prepare, call your local council

⚠️ For general information about bushfires and how to prepare, call 1800 679 737 for NSW RFS

⚠️ For general help in a flood or storm, call 132 500 for the NSW SES

⚠️ In a life-threatening emergency, call 000

Ways to prepare

All emergencies and natural disasters require you to:

  • Know your risk
  • build connections in your community
  • stay informed
  • have a plan
  • organise and store important personal information in advance
  • organise and store equipment and supplies in advance.

How prepared do you feel?

We have been working on a Disaster Resilience Project with Inner Sydney Voice and any Link Wentworth resident across Greater Sydney can contact us to get help to prepare.

We also encourage residents to collaborate with us and share their local knowledge and experience.

Call 13 14 21 or email communities@linkwentworth.org.au to speak to our Communities Team.

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Do not use this platform to request assistance. Call 132 500 for emergency help in floods and storms. Call 000 for life-threatening emergencies. #NSWSES

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5 Sep 1831573225584697754

A massive thank you and a warm welcome back to the 29 NSW SES volunteers who have just returned from Victoria! 🌟
Earlier this week, our dedicated team was deployed to support @vicSES in managing the severe weather and the overwhelming number of incidents that followed.

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5 Sep 1831535235852595605

Severe Weather Update: Windy conditions for south-east Australia. Video current: 12pm AEST 5 September 2024. Latest forecasts & warnings: http://www.bom.gov.au or the BOM Weather app.

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4 Sep 1831219393646240140

Jacklyn Roque from @NSWSES reports on a lack of understanding of emergency planning needs and requirements of families with very young children during emergencies at #AFAC24.

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NSW RFS Follow 16,741 189,156

The NSW Rural Fire Service, the world's largest fire service. Our more than 70,000 volunteer members provide emergency services to more than 95 percent of NSW.

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13 Sep 1834492505443688728

The firies are in town! More than 200 RFS members have come together in Albury for the 2024 RFS State Championships. Held every two years, the event sees firefighters compete in a series of challenges designed to test their skills, teamwork and performance under pressure.

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11 Sep 1833762969832108384

With several hazard reduction burns occurring in Sydney's north, smoke is currently impacting the Greater Sydney area. This evening, winds will push this smoke further west, before southerly winds and showers should clear the smoke throughout tomorrow. http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/hr

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11 Sep 1833730020960809083

This morning 16 RFS members returned home from deployment in the United States. This crew spent five weeks working on fires across Washington State and Oregon, fulfilling a range of roles including task force leader, strike team leader, safety officer and heavy plant supervisor.

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10 Sep 1833404306847899819

Land managers and fire agencies across the state have had another successful day of hazard reduction burning as a run of favourable weather continues. More burns are scheduled to be undertaken tomorrow, including around the Greater Sydney area.

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Official Bureau of Meteorology account for New South Wales weather information. Always check https://t.co/AYwktCEeql for the latest warnings.

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⚠️ Damaging Surf Warning issued for Batemans Bay to Seal Rocks, including #Newcastle and #Sydney, where very heavy surf may lead to localised damage and coastal erosion on Sunday. A Hazardous Surf Warning is also current for a similar area.

See warnings: http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/

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⚠️Severe Weather Warning issued: Damaging winds, with peak gusts of around 90 - 100km/h expected to develop on Sunday in exposed coastal areas between Narooma and Seal Rocks, including #Sydney, #Wollongong and #Newcastle.

Warning: http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN21037.shtml

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13 Sep 1834458998969696722

National Weather Forecast: Cold, windy, snowy in the south-east, warm & mostly dry elsewhere. Video current: 1pm AEST 13 September 2024. Latest forecasts and warnings: http://www.bom.gov.au or the BOM Weather app.

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13 Sep 1834447869128188055

An outbreak of cold and wintry weather will impact the south-east of the country this weekend, including #Tasmania, #NSW and #Victoria. Cool days and nights, and snow to low levels likely to be the main impacts. Latest: http://bom.gov.au

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Link Wentworth wishes to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which we work and pay our respect to the Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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