When should I evacuate?
You can evacuate at any stage if you have concerns regarding your personal wellbeing and safety.
In circumstances such as a bushfire or flooding, it may become necessary for you to evacuate from your home.
Emergency Services may recommend that you evacuate. If you choose not to accept or act on these recommendations, and the situation becomes more critical, the Police have the authority to instruct you to evacuate.
How will I be notified to evacuate?
Affected members of the community may be notified by one or more of the following methods:
- Visit from the Police, Fire Service or SES.
- State Government alerts, Emergency Alert is the national telephone warning system used by emergency services to send voice messages to landlines and text messages to mobile phones within an area about likely or actual emergencies.
- Media– ABC Radio is the national Emergency Broadcaster
Where should I evacuate to?
If you are unable to arrange alternative accommodation (with relatives, friends, hotels, motels, caravan parks, etc.), temporary short term accommodation may be available at a designated evacuation centre.
If you evacuate to a relative’s or friend’s house, consider registering online through the Register.Find.Reunite program to help others find you. This website is only activated during emergencies.
The primary location of the evacuation centre for the Derwent Valley :
