Get Ready@Work Internal Communications Toolkit 2026

Get Ready@Work Internal Communications Toolkit

Get Ready@Work helps organisations encourage employees to prepare their households for severe weather. This year, it supports the Get Queensland Ready campaign with a simple call to action: open the severe weather checklist, choose an action and tick it off when it is done.

Severe weather can affect how we live, work, travel and connect with our communities. Get Ready @ Work is a practical wellbeing initiative from Get Ready Queensland that helps employees take manageable steps to prepare themselves and the people they care for.

Building on the success of the 2025 initiative, which involved more than 35 state and local government organisations, Get Ready @ Work will run from late October to the end of November 2026. It builds on the statewide Get Queensland Ready campaign, running from 6 October to 15 November featuring ambassador Johnathan Thurston (JT). Tailor the following resources to your organisation and keep encouraging action throughout November.

Contact getready@qra.qld.gov.au to:

•  Request a unique URL and QR code linking to the severe weather checklist to help measure engagement.

• Get help with tailoring campaign assets to your organisation 

• Discuss a team briefing or webinar with GRQ on the checklist and household emergency planning.

Help us get the message out!

The severe weather checklist breaks preparation into practical actions people can work through at their own pace. Encourage staff to start with one action, then build on their progress. Once they complete the checklist, they can download a badge of honour to celebrate their efforts and inspire others to Get Queensland Ready.

By promoting disaster preparedness internally, organisations demonstrate genuine care for employees and their families, while also benefiting from reduced workplace disruption and increased operational resilience.

Internal Communications Copy

Intranet Article and Staff Newsletter

Let’s Get Queensland Ready, one step at a time.

Severe weather can interrupt everyday life, from getting to work or school to keeping in touch with the people we care for. [Organisation Name] is supporting Get Ready @ Work to help you take practical steps to prepare your household.

Last year, more than 30 state and local government organisations joined Get Ready @ Work. This year, we are building on that momentum and the statewide Get Queensland Ready campaign featuring JT, with an easy-to-use severe weather checklist.

You do not need to do everything at once. Start with one action, tick it off when it is done and choose another when you can. You could:

• Turn on weather warning notifications for your area.

• Save your council’s disaster dashboard so local updates are easy to find.

• Talk with your household about what you would do if severe weather disrupted your day.

Open the severe weather checklist and take your first step: [Insert your unique checklist QR code/URL]

Every action helps you prepare. Together, let’s Get Queensland Ready.

Short Internal Post (Yammer/Workplace/Slack/Teams)

• Let’s Get Queensland Ready. Open the severe weather checklist, choose one action and tick it off when it is done: [Checklist QR/URL].
• A little preparation today can help your household when severe weather arrives. Take your next step with the severe weather checklist: [Checklist QR/URL].
• Get Ready @ Work is back for 2026, building on participation from more than 30 state and local government organisations last year. Join us and start your checklist: [Checklist QR/URL].

Headlines or Call-outs

• One action today. Another tomorrow. Get Queensland Ready: [Checklist QR/URL].
• What is your next step? Open your severe weather checklist: [Checklist QR/URL].
• Get ready for the people who count on you: [Checklist QR/URL].
• Start small. Keep going. Get Queensland Ready: [Checklist QR/URL].
• Already started? Take another step on your severe weather checklist: [Checklist QR/URL].
• Make getting ready part of your week: [Checklist QR/URL].

Email Copy for Leaders to Share with Teams

Subject: Take 10 minutes to Get Ready@Work

Dear colleagues,

Severe weather can disrupt our homes, workplaces and communities. That is why [Organisation Name] is supporting Get Ready @ Work, helping each of us take practical steps to prepare ourselves and the people we care for.

More than 35 state and local government organisations participated last year. This year, the initiative supports the Get Queensland Ready campaign and its severe weather checklist, making it easier to turn good intentions into action.

From late October through November, I encourage you to open the checklist and choose a step you can take. Tick it off once it is done, then keep building on your progress. If you have already made preparations, use the checklist to see what needs updating.

Take your first step using our organisation’s checklist link: [Unique checklist QR/URL]

Thank you for taking the time to prepare your household. Together, we can Get Queensland Ready.

Best regards,
[Leader’s Name]
[Title]

Ideas for Generating Competitive Spirit

• Team challenge: Invite everyone to take at least 3 preparedness actions each week. Celebrate participation and progress.

• Leadership champions: Ask leaders to share an action they have taken and encourage their teams to get involved.
• Progress updates: Share team totals from an optional staff check-in. Use checklist link visits as an engagement measure, rather than evidence that actions have been completed.
• Recognition: Celebrate teams taking part, with a thank-you at a staff meeting or a small prize where appropriate.
• Story sharing: Invite staff to share a practical tip or an action they found useful. Keep participation voluntary and avoid collecting personal household plans or sensitive details.

Next Steps

1. Roll out communications: Share intranet articles, email templates, and posts organisation-wide.

2. Promote Get Ready Week: Encourage staff to take part in one of the weeks events around Queensland visit getready.qld.gov.au to find out more

3. Launch the challenge: Announce a friendly competition between teams.
   Track engagement: Contact GRQ for a unique QR code/URL to measure participation.

4. Celebrate success: Thank participating staff and teams. Encourage everyone to keep working through their checklist and review or create their household emergency plan.