Australian Red Cross is bringing emergency services together to help aged care providers in the Byron and Tweed shires plan for the coming summer disaster season.
Australian Red Cross Response and Recovery Coordinator Alex Tanfield said the full-day workshop on Tuesday, November 28, would provide local aged care providers with the knowledge and resources to develop or review their emergency plans and work with staff and clients to be better prepared for emergencies.
Ms Tanfield said the local area was familiar with the impact of natural disaster and still recovering from the far-reaching impacts of flooding earlier this year and that now, before the summer season took hold was the best time to prepare for likely emergencies.
"The best prepared communities bounce back fastest, while those caught by surprise take time to recover both physically and psychologically."