As the region continues to monitor current weather conditions, we encourage Chamber members and the business community to stay informed and prepare your business.
Here are some resources to help guide you.
Whitsunday Regional Council Disaster Dashboard
This Whitsunday Regional Council’ ‘s Disaster Dashboard provides information residents and visitors to the Whitsunday area in preparation for, response to, and recovery from, disaster events likely to affect our region.
Prepare for an emergency
Here are some tips to prepare your business for an emergency situation – before it happens:
- Ensure you have the right insurance for your needs
- Prepare your business building and surrounding property and assets
- Back and secure your data and files
- Set up an emergency action team and communicate
- Review your evacuation procedures with the team
- Check your emergency kit
- Keep a list of key emergency contacts
Visit business.gov.au’s website for details and resources.
Industrial Relations & Award Entitlements
The Fair Work Ombudsman has information on employment conditions during natural disasters and emergencies.
They have fact sheets on what to do with your team if you need to temporarily close your business or stand down employees, and if your employees need to take leave to care for themselves and their family.
Visit the Fair Work Ombudsman’s website for information.
Small Business Disaster Hub
Business Queensland’s Small Business Disaster Hub has a range of resources to help you prevent, prepare, respond and recover from a disaster or emergency. Being prepared can help reduce damage to your business and get you back to business quickly.
Also see the Queensland Government’s advice on post-disaster situations such as insurance claims, profiteering, and recovering damaged products and documents.
Business Continuity Planning
Business continuity planning helps your business respond to unexpected events and situations which can interrupt your operations such as natural disasters, outages, supply chain failures, and staff shortages.
As we head into the festive season, consider developing a business continuity plan that will help your business minimise the impacts of these events and continue trading.
Visit Business Queensland’s website for free business continuity information, resources, and templates.
Insurance Claims
Legal Aid Queensland has a free guide to help Queenslanders with their insurance claims after a storm, cyclone or flood. This guide provides advice on home building and contents insurance policies. It doesn’t provide advice on other types of insurance such as motor vehicle insurance policies.
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