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Get Ready Queensland Week 2026: Is your body corporate prepared for severe weather?

Published:

28 Sep 26

Modified:

28 Sep 26

Get Ready Queensland Week 2026 runs from Monday 5 to Sunday 11 October. It is a timely reminder for Queenslanders to prepare for storms, floods, bushfires, cyclones and other extreme weather before an emergency occurs.

For people living in a body corporate community, being ready involves both personal preparation and planning for shared property. Owners and occupiers need to understand their own risks and needs, while the committee considers common property, communication and the scheme’s response arrangements.

What is Get Ready Queensland Week?

Get Ready Queensland Week encourages households and communities to take simple, practical steps before severe weather occurs. The official approach is to know your risk, make a plan and pack a kit. Across the state, councils, schools, emergency services and community groups will also hold activities to help people prepare.

How can a body corporate committee prepare?

A committee can use the week as a prompt to review practical arrangements for the scheme. Priorities will vary according to the building, location and risks, but useful actions may include:

checking gutters, roof areas, drains and other common property maintenance items that may affect stormwater flow or weather resistance
confirming that routine inspections and approved maintenance work are up to date
reviewing the scheme’s insurance information and knowing how damage should be documented and reported
checking that emergency contacts for the committee, body corporate manager and relevant contractors are current
deciding how urgent updates will be sent to owners and occupiers if power, internet or access is disrupted
reminding residents not to leave loose items on balconies or common property when severe weather is forecast
identifying residents who may need additional assistance

The committee’s role is to plan for the scheme and manage common property, not to replace emergency services. In an emergency, residents should follow official warnings and directions from the relevant authorities.

What should owners and occupiers do?

Every household should have its own severe weather plan. Residents should consider how local hazards could affect their home, travel, work, power, water and access to essential services.

Sign up for weather alerts, bookmark the local council disaster dashboard and update your household emergency plan, including evacuation options and important contacts. Pack an emergency kit with food, drinking water, medicines, a torch, batteries, a radio, phone charging options and any household-specific supplies. Make arrangements for pets, check your insurance cover and keep important documents and photographs in a safe, accessible place.

When warnings are issued, secure loose items on balconies or courtyards, and never drive through floodwater.

Make communication part of the plan

Clear communication can reduce confusion when conditions change quickly. Before the severe weather season, the committee can remind owners to keep their contact details current and ensure tenants receive relevant scheme information.

A short preparedness notice can direct residents to official warnings and local disaster information, explain who to contact about common property damage or urgent maintenance, and identify any areas or building services that may be unavailable. It can also explain what information to provide when reporting damage, including its exact location and photographs where these can be taken safely.

Report any damage

Once authorities advise that it is safe, residents should report damage promptly through the scheme’s usual process. Describe what has happened, identify the exact location and include clear photographs where possible. Do not enter unsafe areas, touch damaged electrical equipment or attempt repairs to common property without authorisation.