Tips to Prevent
- Understanding local risks
Disaster resilience begins with understanding the risks faced by our communities across NSW, including floods, bushfires, extreme heat, storms and drought. Listening to local knowledge, lived experience and the history of Country ensures risk assessments are accurate, culturally informed and community-led. - Building strong, connected systems
Keeping community safe means strengthening infrastructure, improving access to clear and timely warnings, and supporting community awareness and preparedness. Strong partnerships between ACCHOs, local services, emergency responders and government agencies are essential to coordinated, culturally safe responses before, during and after disasters. - Community-led prevention and preparedness
Aboriginal communities play a vital role in disaster prevention. This includes participating in local preparedness and prevention activities such as emergency planning, community information sessions, cultural land management practices, and local mitigation efforts. Community leadership and shared responsibility help build resilience and support recovery. View examples here
