Prepare Your Home and Business

There are a few things you can do to protect your family and property:

When a Flood Warning is issued

  • Never drive, ride or walk through floodwater
  • Stack possessions, records, stock or equipment on benches and tables, placing electrical items on top
  • Secure objects that are likely to float and cause damage
  • Relocate waste containers, chemicals and poisons well above floor level
  • Activate your Home or Business FloodSafe Plan
  • Keep listening to your local radio station for information, updates and advice
  • Keep in contact with your neighbours
  • Be prepared to evacuate if advised by emergency services
  • Act early as roads may become congested or close

Download the During a Flood Fact sheet (2.2 MB)

When a Prepare to Evacuate - Watch and Act warning is issued

When a Prepare to Evacuate - Watch and Act warning is issued, you should prepare to evacuate. Staying inside a house, even one which you think is high enough, may be very dangerous. If you are warned to evacuate it is always safest to move to a location away from the flood affected area before floodwater arrives.

  • Locate important papers, valuables and mementos. Put them in your Emergency Kit
  • Keep listening to your local radio station for information, updates and advice
  • Follow instructions given to you by emergency services

When an Evacuate Now - Emergency Warning is issued

When an Evacuate Now - Emergency Warning is issued and you leave your property:

  • Turn off the electricity and gas at the mains before you leave and turn off and secure any gas bottles
  • Take your pets with you
  • Never enter or travel through floodwater
  • Keep listening to your local radio station for information, updates and advice
  • Follow your Home or Business FloodSafe Plan
  • Follow all instructions given to you by emergency services


Learn more and be aware of the official flood warning products


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