Renters face a median cost of $31,252 a year, figures show; heavy rain and wind could hit Queensland in the next 24 hours. Follow the latest updates live
QFES state disaster coordinator, Shane Chelepy, was just speaking to ABC RN about Tropical Cyclone Kirrily – due to become an official cyclone late today.
Chelepy said according to the latest data from the Bureau of Meteorology, crews are on “cyclone watch” between Innisfail and the Whitsundays in Queensland.
The first thing is to stay connected with the emergency messaging and understand the alerts that may and will come out as the cyclone approaches the coast.
But more importantly, use the next 48 hours to 72 hours to prepare yourself and your family for a potential cyclone crossing and flooding event after. You can do simple things like keep the fuel in your car topped up now, make sure you have enough food in your house for 72 hours, [and] make sure you have battery charging packs for your phone. Very simple things you can do.
One of the big things that we need to do this year is strike a new NSRA which funds our public schools properly. I am committed to working with the states and territories to get every school to 100% of its fair funding level and this is what I will be negotiating with the state and territory education ministers this year.
I want public education to be parents’ first choice. The best way to do that is making sure that public schools are fully and fairly funded and that we tie that funding to the things that will make a difference.
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