Last updated: November 2023

 

We publish this Bendigo Bushfire and Summer Safety Refugee Resource Hub information in support of our Karen community. 

Scroll down for information on flood safety and heat health information.

Created in partnership with Country Fire Authority North West Region Community Safety.

 

Bushfire awareness safety information videos

Bushfire safety information fact sheet: Karen langauge

Bushfire safety information fact sheet: English language

 

Part 1 - Learn about bushfire safety and how to get ready for summer: Watch video

Part 2 - Learn how to prepare for a bushfire: Watch video

Part 3 -  Learn how to stay informed during a bushfire: Watch video

 

Heat Health information

 

Video 1: Our Community Guide Ma Paw explains how to keep yourself safe in extreme heat. Watch video

Heat Health information sheet 1:  pdf How to keep yourself safe in extreme heat (4.37 MB)

Heat Health information sheet 2: Beat the heat

Created in partnership with the City of Greater Bendigo

 

Flooding awareness and VicEmergency App information 

October, 2022:

Information sheet - Karen language: Find out how to stay safe during a flood

Information sheet - English language: Find out how to stay safe during a flood

 

Video Part 1 - How to stay safe in a flood and where to get help. Watch the video.

Video Part 2 - How to prepare for a flood. Watch the video.

Video Part 3 - How to stay informed during a flood (includes VicEmergency App) Watch the video.

 

Video series created in partnership with the State Emergency Service Bendigo unit, City of Greater Bendigo and State Government.

 

June 2023

Video - How to stay safe in floodwaters. Watch the video

 

More translated information

To see information translated in Dari language click here

To see information translated in Dinka language click here