Useful Contacts
Below is a list of useful contacts to assist Tenants with everything from Disaster preparation to Mental Health Services
Check your eligibility for Community Housing: https://www.qld.gov.au/housing/public-community-housing/eligibility-applying-for-housing/eligibility-for-housing/check-your-eligibility
St Vincent De Paul: Vinnies - Good Works
QStars - QLD Statewide Tenant Advice & Referral Service: QSTARS
RTA Pocket Guide For Tenants: RTA-pocket-guide-for-tenants-house-and-units-form-17a.pdf
CASA - Community Accommodation Support Agency: Home | CASA Mackay
MRC Emergency Dashboard Link: https://www.mackay.qld.gov.au/residents/emergency_management
ABC Radio is the recognized Emergency Broadcaster information online at: www.abc.net.au
Bureau of Meteorology is the leading meteorology website for all weather-related information: www.bom.gov.au/qld
Get Ready Queensland: www.getready.qld.gov.au
Australian Red Cross: www.redcross.org.au/get-help/emergencies/resources-about-disasters
Disability Inclusive disaster risk reduction: Person-Centered Emergency Preparedness - collaborating4inclusion.org/pcep
Lifeline: www.lifeline.org.au/resources/toolkit-downloads
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience: https://www.aidr.org.au
Qld Government Preparing for Disasters: https://www.qld.gov.au/emergency/dealing-disasters/prepare-for-disasters
Qld Government Hot weather health & safety: Hot weather health and safety | Health and wellbeing | Queensland Government (www.qld.gov.au)
Qld Health Public health advice for disaster management & information: Public health advice for disaster management
Qld Government Emergency & Temporary Accommodation: Housing help after a disaster | Homes and housing | Queensland Government (www.qld.gov.au)
Council Dashboards for respective LGA’s areas: Local government disaster dashboards | Community support | Queensland Government (www.qld.gov.au)
NEMA – Bushfire Resilience Rating app to assist households to measure bushfire resilience of their own home Bushfire Resilience Rating app | National Emergency Management Agency (nema.gov.au)
Rural Health Connect – provides access to psychologists for those in rural areas: Connects Rural Australia to Mental Health Services (ruralhealthconnect.com.au)