The Australia Red Cross is a valuable resource when it comes to preparing for a whole range of emergencies such as Fire, Flood, Heatwaves and Power outages to name a few. 

You can view that information here: https://www.redcross.org.au/prepare/

The Australia Red Cross has a checklist you can find here: https://www.redcross.org.au/globalassets/cms/emergency-services/preparedness/checklist-get-packing.pdf

By packing a survival kit in advance, you can save yourself a lot of time and stress.

Things in your kit can include

• 3 days of Food and Bottled Drinking water

• A Torch and Batteries

• Cash

• Prescription Medicines

• Battery Radio

• Copy's of Important documents such as Passports, Will's, Driver Licenses and Insurance Papers.

• Pet Essentials

• Clothes for you and your family

• Chargers

• First Aid Kit

The Australia Red Cross has created a template called RediPlan to help you and your family collect important information before an emergency.

You can download a copy here: https://www.redcross.org.au/globalassets/cms-assets/documents/emergency-services/rediplan-lite-interactive.pdf