The following information is provided so householders can take action to contribute towards risk reduction and their personal safety in the event of a natural emergency.
The Australian Red Cross also produces REDiPlan, which provides four steps to prepare your household for emergencies. A copy of REDiPlan is available here [1].
Council’s Interim Planning Scheme also makes reference to landslip areas, flood prone areas, storm surge areas and bushfire prone areas.
The following brochure also provides information on cooperation between the Tasmanian Fire Service and farmers to reduce fire risk.
Local Incident Management Plans and Community Protection Plans
These plan sets out the things you should do to survive a bushfire and/or other natural disasters.
Sisters Beach/Boat Harbour Community Protection Plan [3]
Waratah Local Incident Management Plan [4]
Western Emergency Management Plan [5]
Emergency Management Links
TasALERT [6] is the Tasmanian Government’s official emergency website that brings together information from emergency services and government agencies.
Bushfire Ready Neigbourhoods [7]
Tasmanian Fire Service Publications [8]
Tasmania Police [9]
- Environment [11]
- Public & Environmental Health [12]
- Environmental Nuisances [13]
- Recreational Water Sampling [14]
- Smoke free areas [15]
- Sharps Disposal [16]
- Natural Resource Management [17]
- Infrastructure [18]
- Emergency Management [19]
- The Heathland Reserve [20]
- Corporate Carbon Emissions [21]
- Integrated Council Environmental Plan [22]
- Integrated Council Environmental Plan (iCEP) [23]
- Public & Environmental Health [12]