Preparing a Gympie Business for Floods and Severe Weather
Floods and severe weather can affect access, power, telecommunications, staff, stock, equipment and customer demand across the Gympie Region. Preparation should protect people first, then reduce downtime and support an orderly recovery.
Understand the business’s local exposure
Review the premises, access routes, suppliers and staff travel arrangements. Consider how loss of power, road closures or an unavailable building would affect the most important services. Use official mapping and warnings, and do not rely on past events as a complete guide to future risk.
Prepare practical controls
- Review insurance cover, exclusions, valuations and evidence requirements.
- Back up important data and test that it can be restored.
- Keep emergency contacts and staff responsibilities current.
- Plan how stock, equipment and records can be protected or moved safely.
- Identify alternative ways to communicate, trade or deliver services.
- Keep the ABN, banking and supplier information needed for recovery accessible.
Use official warnings
Gympie Regional Council’s Disaster Dashboard provides local information including warnings, road conditions, flood mapping and outages. Businesses can also register for Council’s opt-in alerts. Always follow emergency-service directions and avoid placing staff at risk to protect property.
Rehearse the first hour
Run a short exercise covering who makes the decision to close, how staff are contacted, how customer bookings or orders are managed and where the latest plan can be found. Review the result and fix gaps before the next severe-weather period.
Use Council’s Prepare your business guidance and connect resilience planning with the Gympie industries hub.
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