Power Outage
With more extreme weather events happening such as heatwaves, storms and bushfires we can expect to experience more frequent and longer lasting power outages. It is important to be prepared and have a plan for when power outages occur for the safety and comfort of you and your household.
It is important to be prepared for power outage before they happen. Visit poweroutage.com.au which has useful resources to get you started with your plan in 3 steps:
- Check – Start your preparation by using the power outage checklist
- Plan – Complete the power outage plan. Find it here
- Do – act now to be prepared
To find out more about power outages happening in your area contact Ausgrid visit their website ausgrid.com.au.
Turn your radio on to stay connected during a power outage. It can be useful to have a solar, hand-crank, or battery-powered radio or you can listen to the ABC listen app on your mobile device which allows you to listen to local programs and emergency broadcasts from any ABC Radio station around Australia.