Disasters & Emergencies
DISASTER RECOVERY ALLOWANCE - TC ALFRED
The federal government has announced income support for people directly affected by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred through a Disaster Recovery Allowance. This allowance offers up to 13 weeks of income support for eligible workers and sole traders depending on their personal circumstances who have suffered a loss of income as a direct result of the event. Noosa is included in the eligible local government areas.
To be eligible for the Disaster Recovery Allowance, a person’s income must have fallen below the average Australian weekly income as a result of the floods.
Applications are open from 2pm on Tuesday 11 March. People can apply through myGov. More information including eligibility is provided through Services Australia.
When it comes to extreme weather events in Queensland, it's not a matter of 'if' but when'.
We are the most natural disaster impacted state in Australia, exposing our communities and infrastructure to repeated damage.
These pages are designed to help you prepare for this and other weather disaster events we may experience here in Noosa.
NOOSA ALERT opt in service for notifications during a disaster
Noosa ALERT uses text messages (SMS) and email to send out information about local disasters, severe weather and emergency events. This is a free, opt-in service so you will need to register to receive Noosa ALERT warnings.
The alerts are official communication from the Noosa Local Disaster Management Group which manages the community response to disasters. The alerts provide real-time information about disasters, severe weather warnings and emergency events across the Noosa Shire.
You can register for Noosa ALERT by completing the online registration on the Noosa ALERT tab on Council's Disaster Dashboard.
You can unsubscribe to Noosa ALERT anytime by emailing us at mail@noosa.qld.gov.au with 'Opt-out from Noosa ALERT' in the subject line. Be sure to send us your full name and the email address or phone number you used to sign up.
Don't wait for a disaster to happen before you think about how you and your family are going to survive. Noosa Council's Emergency Action Guide will help you plan for an emergency.
Download the Emergency Action Guide(PDF, 7MB)
Watch Noosa Get Ready video.