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Information and resources to help you during disaster recovery.
Public health advice
Environmental conditions after floods and cyclones increase the risk for infectious diseases. Please click the links to read communications from Townsville Public Health regarding wounds exposed to muddy water and environmental bacteria.
Queensland Health Factsheets
- Black flies-a public health risk after a flood
- Restoring flood-affected domestic swimming pools and spa pools
- Ensuring safe drinking water
- Restoring rainwater tanks affected by natural disasters (including bore water-holding tanks)
- Health advice for emergency response workers
- Use and disposal of medicines after a disaster
- Food safety in an emergency
- Controlling mosquito breeding after floods, storms and cyclone
- Mosquito-borne diseases after a storm, flood or cyclone
- Dealing with mould after a storm, flood or cyclone
- Returning to a disaster-affected house or building
- Stay safe and healthy after storms, floods and cyclones
- Use of playgrounds and sporting fields during flood recovery
Be prepared before the cyclone or flood event
The following websites and fact sheets will help you to be prepared for cyclones and floods:
Queensland Government
- Prepare your home
- Prepare an emergency kit
- Prepare for evacuation
- Check your neighbours
- Pet emergency planning
Queensland Health
Download the Get Ready fact sheets
During and after the flood event
Visit the following Government websites:
Resources for children
Federal Government’s information for school aged kids:
11 February 2022
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