Help us celebrate StormSafe Week
As we come into spring and the busiest storm season, Victorians need to ask themselves: how much is one hour of your time worth?
$128,000?
In 2011 alone, storms inflicted $1.1 billion in loss and damage on the state according to Insurance Council of Australia estimates.
That’s $3 million a day; $128,000 an hour.
Since March 2010, the damage bill is more than $2.1 billion.
Much of the damage inflicted by storms is preventable, so Victorians need to decide whether they will prepare now or pay later.
That’s the theme for this year’s StormSafe Week, which begins on Monday 20 August.
An initiative of Victoria State Emergency Service (SES), StormSafe Week seeks to encourage everyone to be better prepared for the risk of storms in their community.
To celebrate, volunteers are holding StormSafe events across the state, including:
| Event Name | Details | When | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| StormSafe Display | Learn how to build an emergency kit | All Week | Bunnings Shepparton |
| StormSafe Display | Learn how to build an emergency kit | All Week | Bunnings Wodonga |
| StormSafe Display | Learn how to build an emergency kit | All day, Saturday 25 August | Bunnings Wangaratta DIY Workshop |
| StormSafe Display | Learn how to build an emergency kit | All Week | Cobram Mitre 10 |
Display and DIY Workshop | Learn how to build an emergency kit and stay StormSafe | 9am-12pm, Saturday 18 August | Bunnings Bairnsdale |
| Flood Community Meeting | Hear StormSafe advice from local volunteers | 7.30-9.30pm, Wednesday 22 August | Oakleigh Unit |
| Shopping Centre Display | Meet volunteers and discuss flood preparedness | 10am-2pm, Thursday 23 August | Keilor Downes Plaza |
| Display and Open Day | Meet local volunteers and learn how to be prepared | 9am-1pm, Saturday 25 August | Bruthen SES Unit, Main Street Bruthen |
| Dsiplay and DIY Display | Learn how to build an emergency kit and stay StormSafe | 8am-4pm, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 August | Morwell Bunnings |
| Display and Open Day | Meet local volunteers and learn how to be prepared | 9am-12pm, Saturday 25 August | Orbost SES Unit |
| Shopping Centre Display | Meet volunteers and discuss flood preparedness | 9am-5pm, Monday 27 August | Pines Shopping Centre, Stockland |
Cobram Richies IGA CALD StormSafe Launch | Meet local volunteers and SES mascot Paddy Platypus | 9am-1pm, Saturday 1 September | Cobram |
| StormSafe Display | Learn how to build an emergency kit | 10.30am-2pm, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 August | Bunnings Ballarat |
| StormSafe Display | Learn how to build an emergency kit | All day Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 August | Bunnings Bendigo |
| StormSafe Display | Learn how to build an emergency kit | To Be Confirmed | Bunnings Echuca |
| StormSafe Display | Learn how to build an emergency kit | 10am-2pm, Saturday 25 August | Bunnings Waurn Ponds |
Visit our StormSafe page for more information on storms and building a home emergency kit.
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