BE READY Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness
Emergency planning to meet the needs of our community.
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Are you ready for an emergency?
Australia is witnessing more frequent and severe disaster events. Bushfires, floods, extreme heatwaves, cyclones and pandemics have caused fatalities, injuries and loss around the country. Repeated emergencies have highlighted the disproportionate impact of disasters on people with disabilities.
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Our Be Ready team are here to help you be better prepared for emergencies. Our goal is to increase your emergency preparedness incrementally and ensure you and your support network are aware, capable and prepared.
Preparedness is a process, not a one-time event!
How do we help you be prepared?
We are here to help you develop a Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness Plan (P-CEP) that is tailored to your individual needs and capabilities.
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We will help you to identify your strengths and support needs in everyday life. We will help you learn about your disaster risk and the emergency management arrangements in your community. We we will be with you as you plan for how you will manage your support needs in an emergency, identify and address gaps in your plan and how you will communicate your plan with the people in your support network.
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We will assist you to develop an Action Plan of steps you will take to be more prepared and check in with you regularly to see how you are travelling with getting ready and practicing your plan.
Our Be Ready program is funded by the NSW Reconstruction Authority under their Supporting Spontaneous Volunteers Program.
Could your group benefit from a BE READY workshop?
Our Be Ready program now delivers Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP) planning through group workshops.
We run workshops for groups that are already connected, such as church congregations, community service organisations, volunteer groups, social clubs, and residents in caravan parks. We also partner with disability support groups.
If your group would like to be better prepared together for emergencies, please get in touch with our Be Ready team to organise a workshop.
More Information
The Belong Blue Mountains BE READY Team is based at:
Katoomba Neighbourhood Centre
81-83 Katoomba Street, Katoomba
Phone: 02 4782 1117
Email: info@belongbm.org.au
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The Be Ready program is funded by the NSW Reconstruction Authority under their Supporting Spontaneous Volunteers Program.​
​​​​Interpreters:
We access the National Translating and Interpreting Service.
Feedback or Complaints:
We welcome feedback to improve our services. Please contact us at the above contact details or by submitting an message via our website. Go to our contact us form >
Alternatively, for feedback or complaints, you can access the following services:
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission: 1800 951 822
Older Persons Advocacy Network: 1800 700 600
Commonwealth Ombudsman: 1300 362 072