Emergency & Disaster Planning

This fact sheet lists some important considerations for when a cyclone is imminent or occurring in the area of a nursery business. The information was adapted from advice provided by the Queensland Government.

Once as cyclone has been predicted for the area, immediate actions can be taken to protect a nursery business. Some can be enacted immediately but others, especially those relating to the protection of plants, should be delayed as long as possible. The first step is to find and implement the elements of the business’ emergency…

When designing a new nursery, the possibility of high wind events at some time in the future should be recognised. This fact sheet discusses nursery design, layout and construction in relation to cyclone and severe weather management.

This fact sheet is designed to provide advice on the longer-term ‘background’ considerations to assist in building nursery businesses’ overall resilience to cyclones and severe weather. Implementing policies and ensuring the items listed in the document have been addressed well before any event (such as during the months building up to cyclone season) will assist…

This is an introduction to an information series developed from a project by the Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ), the Cyclone Testing Station of James Cook University and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). The series provides information to assist a nursery business in building resilience to cyclones and severe weather by…