Dear Families and Employees
As you would be aware, the Government has issued alerts regarding Tropical Cyclone Alfred for Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales residents.
This weather event could bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall and possibly flash flooding, in areas of NSW and Queensland coasts from today.
The safety and wellbeing of our clients and employees is our priority and we are taking every effort to prepare for this weather situation.
We are asking our clients to take steps now to ensure that if you are asked to evacuate, you have a plan in place and know where you will go.
Due to the weather conditions, we may be required to make changes to some of your home care services if it is not safe to continue. If you need to contact us about your services, please call us on 1300 738 388. Our team will also be making welfare calls to clients in high alert areas.
We have prepared a Flood Preparation Checklist which you can view here.
The bureau encourages residents to stay up to date with the latest tropical cyclone information on their website and on the news stations.
The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) has deployed additional flood rescue and storm response staff – you can contact the SES on 132 500 if you need support with sandbagging.
If you are facing an emergency, please ensure you contact 000.
Thank you for your attention to this important matter and we will continue to do everything we can to support you during this time.
The Whiddon Team