To receive alerts about local weather warnings, emergency news and river flood notifications follow the below steps.
1. Go to the Disaster Dashboard
2. Select ‘Opt-In Alerts’.
3. For new accounts, select ‘Register’.
4. Complete the registration details then click the ‘Sign Up’ button.
5. Follow the prompts to verify your mobile and email address.
- You will receive a text message with a code. Enter this code when prompted.
- You will then receive an email, please click on the link shown to activate your account.
6. Once your account is activated, return to the Disaster Dashboard Opt-In section and sign in using the account you have just created.
Please note, at this stage you are currently not signed up to receive any notifications.
7. Use the sliders for either Email or SMS (or both) for the notifications you wish to receive for weather warnings, emergency news and river flood notifications.
8. If you have turned on notification for weather warnings, select the locations you wish to receive notifications for (you can select multiple locations).
Please note, if you do not select a location/s you will receive alerts for ALL of Queensland.
Selecting Bundaberg will include notifications for the entire region.
9. If you wish to receive river flood notifications, please select the notification level. For example, if you wish to receive a notification when Duckpond Road has reached 0.2 m above the causeway, select that level.
10. Once you have selected the location and notifications you wish to receive, scroll to the end of the page and select ‘Save Changes’.
If you need further assistance, please view the full guide here or contact Council’s disaster management team on 1300 883 699.
Visit the Disaster Dashboard here.
