Community organisations are the heart of local support networks, especially when disaster strikes. Ensuring these groups are prepared and resilient is essential to keeping critical services running when communities need them most.

Regional Business HQ is leading a new program to help community organisations, including Neighbourhood Centres across Queensland, strengthen their bushfire preparedness and continuity planning.

The program focuses on two key resilience goals, delivered at no cost to eligible participants:

• Build strong Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) to help organisations maintain essential services before, during, and after bushfire events.
• Embed resilience planning into everyday operations, making disaster readiness a natural part of how community organisations work and support their local areas.

By taking part, organisations will be better equipped to protect their people, their services, and the communities who rely on them, whatever each bushfire season brings.

We are currently accepting Expressions of Interest from community organisations in the Bundaberg and Gladstone regions who would be interested in being part of a pilot group for this program.