Cyclone information for vulnerable residents (frail, aged and/or have a disability)

Residents who are frail, aged and/or have a disability should refer to their Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP) Toolkit.

People are the best experts at knowing what they need. P-CEP can help people who are ageing at home, have a mental illness, a chronic health concern, and other support needs.

P-CEP was co-designed by people with disability, carers, community organisations, emergency services, and researchers. But as a tool, it can be used by anyone or any household.

Council is committed to working with all people to increase personal awareness, resources, and ability to prepare for and weather any crisis in their life, including natural disasters.

We need to support everyone in our communities to build their self-reliance.

Council has prepared cyclone information in different formats to ensure all sections of our community can be prepared.

Auslan

We have two films in Auslan to assist people with hearing impairment to be best prepared for cyclones and storm surge flooding.

Individual copies of the films are available from Deaf Services Cairns or by contacting Council's Disaster Management Unit by phone on 1300 69 22 47 or email cairnsdisastermanagement@cairns.qld.gov.au.

Preparing for cyclones

Guide to public storm tide cyclone shelters

Audio books / Daisy talking books

We have produced MP3 audio book versions of our Preparing for Cyclones information guide. You can listen to the various tracks below:

People with low vision

We have adjusted our Preparing for Cyclones brochure to be more accessible for people with low vision.

People with communication difficulties

Council and ARC Disability Services have developed an easy-to-read guide to cyclones for people who have complex communication needs. You can view the Get Ready for Cyclones guide as an e-book below or download the PDF version.