Get Ready Queensland Week 2025
Monday 6 – Sunday 12 October 2025
Queensland weather keeps us on our toes - from cyclones in the north to floods in the south-east and bushfires out west. That’s why every year, Get Ready Queensland Week is your chance to stop, think, and take some simple steps to get prepared.
From Monday 6 to Sunday 12 October, communities right across our state will be coming together for a week of activities designed to help Queenslanders get ready for extreme weather and disasters.
Queensland, it's the perfect time to make your household severe weather emergency plan online.
What’s happening across the state?
Councils, schools, and community groups will be running events big and small - so there’ll be something near you, whether you’re in the city, the bush, or on the coast. Look out for:
Community expos and preparedness stalls - a chance to chat with emergency services, see demonstrations, and pick up practical resources.
School workshops - helping the next generation of Queenslanders learn about resilience in fun and hands-on ways.
Emergency services displays - meet your local SES volunteers, fire crews, and first responders and learn how they help in times of disaster.
Local media and social campaigns - keep an eye on your council or community Facebook pages for preparedness tips.
Why Get Ready Week matters
Queenslanders know that it’s not a matter of if severe weather hits - but when. We’ve seen how a summer storm can cut power for days, how a cyclone can isolate communities, or how flash flooding can make roads dangerous in minutes.
Make a plan now so you are ready when severe weather is affecting your community. Make your severe weather emergency plan online today.
While you are at it, take time during Get Ready Queensland Week to take all 3 steps to Get Ready.
- Know your risk
- Make a plan, and
- Pack an emergency kit.
You can also have a conversation with your family and neighbours about being prepared - it can take minutes, but make all the difference. It’s about protecting what matters most - your home, your pets, and the people you love.
How you can get involved
Here are a few easy ways to join in:
Check in with your local council - see what events are planned in your area.
Follow Get Ready Queensland on Facebook and Instagram - we’ll share highlights and tips throughout the week.
Make a plan - review and update your household emergency plan, and chat to your neighbours about their plans.
Get the kids involved - encourage them to bring home what they’ve learned from school activities so preparedness becomes part of family life.
If you’re one of our Queensland councils, we’d love to see you out in the community with us this year. Check out the Get Ready Queensland Stakeholder and Supporter Kit to find out how your council can get involved. And don’t forget to share your events with us so we can add yours to our ever growing statewide list.
We'll see you at a Get Ready Queensland event near you - find one below.
Get Ready Queensland week events
Wednesday, 1st October 2025
Disaster Ready Trail
A community trail encouraging locals to visit participating businesses, collect stamps and go into the draw for prizes.
Wednesday, 1st October, 2025
Community clean up and BBQ (pre-cyclone season)
Join your neighbours for a community clean-up and BBQ as we get ready for cyclone season.
Monday, 6 - Sunday, 12th October 2025
Disaster Saturday
Media Campaign across the week to raise awareness of preparedness.
Tuesday, 7th October 2025, 9:00-11:00am
Kenmore State High School
Join us for the official launch of Get Ready Queensland Week 2025, bringing together students, local leaders and emergency services to kick off a week of community preparedness.
Tuesday, 7th October 2025, 9:00-11:00am
Townsville Grammar, North Shore Campus
Celebrate the regional launch of GRQ Week with Townsville City Council and emergency services, focusing on local preparedness for the season ahead.
Saturday, 11th October 2025
Townsville Deaf and Hard of Hearing Workshop
Saturday October 4th & Saturday October 11th
Get Ready and Clean Up Your Yard: Free Tipping
Residents can tidy their yards with free tipping provided by council.
Saturday, 6th October 2025
Preparedness Workshops
Workshops with schools and local businesses to build disaster preparedness.
Tuesday, 7th October 2025 and Friday, 10th October 2025 9:30am-2:30pm
An interactive school program where Year 5 and 6 students learn about hazards, first aid, and making a household emergency plan.
For more info, contact Tablelands Regional Council
Tuesday, 7th - Saturday, 11th October 2025
GRQ Community Engagements
Community events including morning tea, Bunnings stall, island visits, library session and Thornlands stall.
Disaster Preparedness Information Sessions.
Bundaberg Library
Tuesday, 7th October 2025, 10:00am-11:00am
Gin Gin Neighbourhood Centre
Wednesday, 8th October 2025, 10:00am-11:00am
Isis Cultural Centre
Wednesday, 8th October 2025 - 1:00pm-1:30pm
Wednesday, 8th October 2025, 3:00pm–4:30pm
Bollon, Walter Austin Memorial Park
Thursday, 9th October 2025, 3:00pm–4:30pm
Thallon, Pine Street Playground
Friday, 10th October 2025, 3:00pm–4:30pm
Dirranbandi, River and Rail
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 4:30pm–6:30pm
St George, in conjunction with the St George Anglican Parish Fete
Wednesday, 8th October 2025, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Thargomindah State School
Students will learn practical ways to prepare for severe weather and how they can share these skills at home.
Wednesday, 8th October 2025, 4:30pm-8:00pm
Warrina Lakes, Innisfail
Bring the family for an evening of food, fun and a movie under the stars while learning how to prepare for disasters.
Thursday, 9th October 2025, 12:00pm
Community Hall, Brasenose Street, Cardwell
Get Ready Cassowary Coast Community Lunch
Enjoy a free community lunch in Cardwell while picking up practical tips to get ready for the season.
Thursday, 9th October 2025
Get Ready Queensland District Disaster Management Group Meeting
Local leaders and emergency services highlight the importance of getting ready on local news.
Thursday, 9th October 2025, 11:00am-1:00pm
Get Ready Tondoon
Meet your disaster management team, enjoy a free native plant giveaway and join a photo competition promoting preparedness.
Thursday, 9th October 2025, 9:00am-11:00am
School Event in Cunnamulla
A school-based event to help students learn how to prepare for extreme weather and emergencies.
Friday, 10th October 2025
Get Ready Paroo Community BBQ.
Free BBQ with giveaways, local preparedness tips and support from emergency services at Bob Ponch Park.
Thursday, 9th October
Cairns Multicultural Event
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 9:00am-12:00pm
Get Ready Emergency Services Day
Meet local emergency services and learn how to prepare for hazards in a hands-on community event.
Friday, 10th October 2025
Family Fun Day
A family afternoon with face painting, disco, colour run, games, prizes, music and BBQ dinner.
Friday, 10th October 2025, 12:00pm-3:00pm
Hinchinbrook Shire Hall, 25 Lannercost Street, Ingham
A social lunch for seniors with local experts sharing simple steps to stay safe during severe weather.
Friday 10th October, 2025 1:00pm-4:00pm
Quilpie Community Event
Friday, 10th October 2025
Song Launch and Movie Night
Airlie Beach foreshore event featuring a community song launch and a screening of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 9:00am-2:00pm
Emergency Services Expo, led by Murweh Shire Council.
Teams will take part in the Disaster Dash, visiting local emergency and health services, completing activities, and collecting clues for prizes.
All teams must arrive at Graham Andrews Park by 9:00am for registration and briefing. Each team will receive a map and event passport. The passport is your key to the challenge and must be stamped at every location you visit.
From the official start, teams have two hours to plan their route, visit sites, and collect as many stamps as possible before returning to the park.
After the dash, enjoy a community event at Graham Andrews Park with food, drinks, fun activities, and a presentation by a hydrologist on levee risk assessment.
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 9:00am-2:00pm
Mount Gravatt Showgrounds, Mount Gravatt
A family-friendly expo where you can meet first responders, see demonstrations and learn how to prepare for storms and floods.
Saturday, 11th October 2025
Community Open Day
Community open day at Callide Dam, Biloela.
Saturday, 11th October 2025
Get Ready Noosa at Bunnings
Community engagement stall at Bunnings.
Saturday, 11th October 2025
Emergency Services Expo
Community expo with emergency kit giveaways.
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 2:00pm-6:00pm
Gympie Regional Council Emergency Services Expo
The Emergency Services Expo and Family Fun Day.
Sunday, 12th October 2025
Pet Emergency Plan Kit Competition
Competition encouraging residents to plan for pets in disasters.
Sunday, 12th October 2025, 9:00am-1:00pm
Brennan Park, Bongaree
Bribie Island Emergency Services Expo
A community expo with live demonstrations and stalls from local emergency services and support agencies.
Friday, 17th October 2025
Dinner and Disaster Events
Community dinner with two themed events: Disaster Drive-in and Dinner Date with a Disaster.
Get Ready Food n Groove Festival
Hervey Bay - Friday, 17th October 2025
Maryborough - Friday, 24th October 2025
Wednesday, 1st October 2025
Disaster Ready Trail
A community trail encouraging locals to visit participating businesses, collect stamps and go into the draw for prizes.
Wednesday, 1st October, 2025
Community clean up and BBQ (pre-cyclone season)
Join your neighbours for a community clean-up and BBQ as we get ready for cyclone season.
Monday, 6 - Sunday, 12th October 2025
Disaster Saturday
Media Campaign across the week to raise awareness of preparedness.
Tuesday, 7th October 2025, 9:00-11:00am
Kenmore State High School
Join us for the official launch of Get Ready Queensland Week 2025, bringing together students, local leaders and emergency services to kick off a week of community preparedness.
Tuesday, 7th October 2025, 9:00-11:00am
Townsville Grammar, North Shore Campus
Celebrate the regional launch of GRQ Week with Townsville City Council and emergency services, focusing on local preparedness for the season ahead.
Saturday, 11th October 2025
Townsville Deaf and Hard of Hearing Workshop
Saturday October 4th & Saturday October 11th
Get Ready and Clean Up Your Yard: Free Tipping
Residents can tidy their yards with free tipping provided by council.
Saturday, 6th October 2025
Preparedness Workshops
Workshops with schools and local businesses to build disaster preparedness.
Tuesday, 7th October 2025 and Friday, 10th October 2025 9:30am-2:30pm
An interactive school program where Year 5 and 6 students learn about hazards, first aid, and making a household emergency plan.
For more info, contact Tablelands Regional Council
Tuesday, 7th - Saturday, 11th October 2025
GRQ Community Engagements
Community events including morning tea, Bunnings stall, island visits, library session and Thornlands stall.
Disaster Preparedness Information Sessions.
Bundaberg Library
Tuesday, 7th October 2025, 10:00am-11:00am
Gin Gin Neighbourhood Centre
Wednesday, 8th October 2025, 10:00am-11:00am
Isis Cultural Centre
Wednesday, 8th October 2025 - 1:00pm-1:30pm
Wednesday, 8th October 2025, 3:00pm–4:30pm
Bollon, Walter Austin Memorial Park
Thursday, 9th October 2025, 3:00pm–4:30pm
Thallon, Pine Street Playground
Friday, 10th October 2025, 3:00pm–4:30pm
Dirranbandi, River and Rail
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 4:30pm–6:30pm
St George, in conjunction with the St George Anglican Parish Fete
Wednesday, 8th October 2025, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Thargomindah State School
Students will learn practical ways to prepare for severe weather and how they can share these skills at home.
Wednesday, 8th October 2025, 4:30pm-8:00pm
Warrina Lakes, Innisfail
Bring the family for an evening of food, fun and a movie under the stars while learning how to prepare for disasters.
Thursday, 9th October 2025, 12:00pm
Community Hall, Brasenose Street, Cardwell
Get Ready Cassowary Coast Community Lunch
Enjoy a free community lunch in Cardwell while picking up practical tips to get ready for the season.
Thursday, 9th October 2025
Get Ready Queensland District Disaster Management Group Meeting
Local leaders and emergency services highlight the importance of getting ready on local news.
Thursday, 9th October 2025, 11:00am-1:00pm
Get Ready Tondoon
Meet your disaster management team, enjoy a free native plant giveaway and join a photo competition promoting preparedness.
Thursday, 9th October 2025, 9:00am-11:00am
School Event in Cunnamulla
A school-based event to help students learn how to prepare for extreme weather and emergencies.
Friday, 10th October 2025
Get Ready Paroo Community BBQ.
Free BBQ with giveaways, local preparedness tips and support from emergency services at Bob Ponch Park.
Thursday, 9th October
Cairns Multicultural Event
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 9:00am-12:00pm
Get Ready Emergency Services Day
Meet local emergency services and learn how to prepare for hazards in a hands-on community event.
Friday, 10th October 2025
Family Fun Day
A family afternoon with face painting, disco, colour run, games, prizes, music and BBQ dinner.
Friday, 10th October 2025, 12:00pm-3:00pm
Hinchinbrook Shire Hall, 25 Lannercost Street, Ingham
A social lunch for seniors with local experts sharing simple steps to stay safe during severe weather.
Friday 10th October, 2025 1:00pm-4:00pm
Quilpie Community Event
Friday, 10th October 2025
Song Launch and Movie Night
Airlie Beach foreshore event featuring a community song launch and a screening of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 9:00am-2:00pm
Emergency Services Expo, led by Murweh Shire Council.
Teams will take part in the Disaster Dash, visiting local emergency and health services, completing activities, and collecting clues for prizes.
All teams must arrive at Graham Andrews Park by 9:00am for registration and briefing. Each team will receive a map and event passport. The passport is your key to the challenge and must be stamped at every location you visit.
From the official start, teams have two hours to plan their route, visit sites, and collect as many stamps as possible before returning to the park.
After the dash, enjoy a community event at Graham Andrews Park with food, drinks, fun activities, and a presentation by a hydrologist on levee risk assessment.
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 9:00am-2:00pm
Mount Gravatt Showgrounds, Mount Gravatt
A family-friendly expo where you can meet first responders, see demonstrations and learn how to prepare for storms and floods.
Saturday, 11th October 2025
Community Open Day
Community open day at Callide Dam, Biloela.
Saturday, 11th October 2025
Get Ready Noosa at Bunnings
Community engagement stall at Bunnings.
Saturday, 11th October 2025
Emergency Services Expo
Community expo with emergency kit giveaways.
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 2:00pm-6:00pm
Gympie Regional Council Emergency Services Expo
The Emergency Services Expo and Family Fun Day.
Sunday, 12th October 2025
Pet Emergency Plan Kit Competition
Competition encouraging residents to plan for pets in disasters.
Sunday, 12th October 2025, 9:00am-1:00pm
Brennan Park, Bongaree
Bribie Island Emergency Services Expo
A community expo with live demonstrations and stalls from local emergency services and support agencies.
Friday, 17th October 2025
Dinner and Disaster Events
Community dinner with two themed events: Disaster Drive-in and Dinner Date with a Disaster.
Get Ready Food n Groove Festival
Hervey Bay - Friday, 17th October 2025
Maryborough - Friday, 24th October 2025
Wednesday, 1st October 2025
Disaster Ready Trail
A community trail encouraging locals to visit participating businesses, collect stamps and go into the draw for prizes.
Wednesday, 1st October, 2025
Community clean up and BBQ (pre-cyclone season)
Join your neighbours for a community clean-up and BBQ as we get ready for cyclone season.
Monday, 6 - Sunday, 12th October 2025
Disaster Saturday
Media Campaign across the week to raise awareness of preparedness.
Tuesday, 7th October 2025, 9:00-11:00am
Kenmore State High School
Join us for the official launch of Get Ready Queensland Week 2025, bringing together students, local leaders and emergency services to kick off a week of community preparedness.
Tuesday, 7th October 2025, 9:00-11:00am
Townsville Grammar, North Shore Campus
Celebrate the regional launch of GRQ Week with Townsville City Council and emergency services, focusing on local preparedness for the season ahead.
Saturday, 11th October 2025
Townsville Deaf and Hard of Hearing Workshop
Saturday October 4th & Saturday October 11th
Get Ready and Clean Up Your Yard: Free Tipping
Residents can tidy their yards with free tipping provided by council.
Saturday, 6th October 2025
Preparedness Workshops
Workshops with schools and local businesses to build disaster preparedness.
Tuesday, 7th October 2025 and Friday, 10th October 2025 9:30am-2:30pm
An interactive school program where Year 5 and 6 students learn about hazards, first aid, and making a household emergency plan.
For more info, contact Tablelands Regional Council
Tuesday, 7th - Saturday, 11th October 2025
GRQ Community Engagements
Community events including morning tea, Bunnings stall, island visits, library session and Thornlands stall.
Disaster Preparedness Information Sessions.
Bundaberg Library
Tuesday, 7th October 2025, 10:00am-11:00am
Gin Gin Neighbourhood Centre
Wednesday, 8th October 2025, 10:00am-11:00am
Isis Cultural Centre
Wednesday, 8th October 2025 - 1:00pm-1:30pm
Wednesday, 8th October 2025, 3:00pm–4:30pm
Bollon, Walter Austin Memorial Park
Thursday, 9th October 2025, 3:00pm–4:30pm
Thallon, Pine Street Playground
Friday, 10th October 2025, 3:00pm–4:30pm
Dirranbandi, River and Rail
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 4:30pm–6:30pm
St George, in conjunction with the St George Anglican Parish Fete
Wednesday, 8th October 2025, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Thargomindah State School
Students will learn practical ways to prepare for severe weather and how they can share these skills at home.
Wednesday, 8th October 2025, 4:30pm-8:00pm
Warrina Lakes, Innisfail
Bring the family for an evening of food, fun and a movie under the stars while learning how to prepare for disasters.
Thursday, 9th October 2025, 12:00pm
Community Hall, Brasenose Street, Cardwell
Get Ready Cassowary Coast Community Lunch
Enjoy a free community lunch in Cardwell while picking up practical tips to get ready for the season.
Thursday, 9th October 2025
Get Ready Queensland District Disaster Management Group Meeting
Local leaders and emergency services highlight the importance of getting ready on local news.
Thursday, 9th October 2025, 11:00am-1:00pm
Get Ready Tondoon
Meet your disaster management team, enjoy a free native plant giveaway and join a photo competition promoting preparedness.
Thursday, 9th October 2025, 9:00am-11:00am
School Event in Cunnamulla
A school-based event to help students learn how to prepare for extreme weather and emergencies.
Friday, 10th October 2025
Get Ready Paroo Community BBQ.
Free BBQ with giveaways, local preparedness tips and support from emergency services at Bob Ponch Park.
Thursday, 9th October
Cairns Multicultural Event
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 9:00am-12:00pm
Get Ready Emergency Services Day
Meet local emergency services and learn how to prepare for hazards in a hands-on community event.
Friday, 10th October 2025
Family Fun Day
A family afternoon with face painting, disco, colour run, games, prizes, music and BBQ dinner.
Friday, 10th October 2025, 12:00pm-3:00pm
Hinchinbrook Shire Hall, 25 Lannercost Street, Ingham
A social lunch for seniors with local experts sharing simple steps to stay safe during severe weather.
Friday 10th October, 2025 1:00pm-4:00pm
Quilpie Community Event
Friday, 10th October 2025
Song Launch and Movie Night
Airlie Beach foreshore event featuring a community song launch and a screening of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 9:00am-2:00pm
Emergency Services Expo, led by Murweh Shire Council.
Teams will take part in the Disaster Dash, visiting local emergency and health services, completing activities, and collecting clues for prizes.
All teams must arrive at Graham Andrews Park by 9:00am for registration and briefing. Each team will receive a map and event passport. The passport is your key to the challenge and must be stamped at every location you visit.
From the official start, teams have two hours to plan their route, visit sites, and collect as many stamps as possible before returning to the park.
After the dash, enjoy a community event at Graham Andrews Park with food, drinks, fun activities, and a presentation by a hydrologist on levee risk assessment.
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 9:00am-2:00pm
Mount Gravatt Showgrounds, Mount Gravatt
A family-friendly expo where you can meet first responders, see demonstrations and learn how to prepare for storms and floods.
Saturday, 11th October 2025
Community Open Day
Community open day at Callide Dam, Biloela.
Saturday, 11th October 2025
Get Ready Noosa at Bunnings
Community engagement stall at Bunnings.
Saturday, 11th October 2025
Emergency Services Expo
Community expo with emergency kit giveaways.
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 2:00pm-6:00pm
Gympie Regional Council Emergency Services Expo
The Emergency Services Expo and Family Fun Day.
Sunday, 12th October 2025
Pet Emergency Plan Kit Competition
Competition encouraging residents to plan for pets in disasters.
Sunday, 12th October 2025, 9:00am-1:00pm
Brennan Park, Bongaree
Bribie Island Emergency Services Expo
A community expo with live demonstrations and stalls from local emergency services and support agencies.
Friday, 17th October 2025
Dinner and Disaster Events
Community dinner with two themed events: Disaster Drive-in and Dinner Date with a Disaster.
Get Ready Food n Groove Festival
Hervey Bay - Friday, 17th October 2025
Maryborough - Friday, 24th October 2025
Thank you Suncorp
Suncorp’s support helps bring Get Ready Queensland Week statewide. Their sponsorship means we can join with and support communities right across Queensland. Sharing practical, consistent messages that encourage every household to take simple steps to get ready for disasters.
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