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Projects Aim To Enhance Disaster Resilience In Qld's Deaf Community | Sunshine Coast Queensland
The State and Federal governments will partner with Deaf Services Queensland to undertake two projects aimed at enhancing the Queensland deaf community's resilience to natural disasters.
Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts said two projects - with a combined total value of $140,000 - were among 56 projects state-wide to receive funding through the third round of the Natural Disaster Resilience Program.
"All Queenslanders will remember the fantastic efforts of the AUSLAN interpreters from Deaf Services Queensland during floods and cyclones earlier this year," Mr Roberts said.
"Close to $90,000 will be made available for Deaf Services Queensland to develop a state-wide disaster preparedness plan and education package, co-ordinating both metropolitan and regional disaster plans and then communicating that information to the deaf community."
"A further $50,000 will be spent to develop and implement a detailed emergency service strategic respon se plan for the dissemination of information to the deaf community in the event of a natural disaster."
"This project will involve using AUSLAN interpreters on public media outlets and producing a coordinated method for dissemination of via multimedia and social network media."
"It will ensure sign language interpreters are well-prepared and equipped to cope with the flow of information provided by our emergency services agencies to the community."
Mr Roberts said the Natural Disaster Resilience Program was a four-year, $44 million program designed to assist local councils and other organisations better prepare for and mitigate the effects of natural disasters.
Since the program was launched in 2009 more than 100 projects have received funding.
"Queenslanders were well-versed in preparing and responding to natural disasters, but the damage and destruction brought by floods, storms, bushfires and other disasters are still heartbreaking. "
"We cannot afford to bury our heads in the sand. We must work now to enhance resilience so we can reduce the potentially devastating impact of natural disasters in the future."
The State and Federal governments will partner with Deaf Services Queensland to undertake two projects aimed at enhancing the Queensland deaf community's resilience to natural disasters.
Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts said two projects - with a combined total value of $140,000 - were among 56 projects state-wide to receive funding through the third round of the Natural Disaster Resilience Program.
"All Queenslanders will remember the fantastic efforts of the AUSLAN interpreters from Deaf Services Queensland during floods and cyclones earlier this year," Mr Roberts said.
"Close to $90,000 will be made available for Deaf Services Queensland to develop a state-wide disaster preparedness plan and education package, co-ordinating both metropolitan and regional disaster plans and then communicating that information to the deaf community."
"A further $50,000 will be spent to develop and implement a detailed emergency service strategic respon se plan for the dissemination of information to the deaf community in the event of a natural disaster."
"This project will involve using AUSLAN interpreters on public media outlets and producing a coordinated method for dissemination of via multimedia and social network media."
"It will ensure sign language interpreters are well-prepared and equipped to cope with the flow of information provided by our emergency services agencies to the community."
Mr Roberts said the Natural Disaster Resilience Program was a four-year, $44 million program designed to assist local councils and other organisations better prepare for and mitigate the effects of natural disasters.
Since the program was launched in 2009 more than 100 projects have received funding.
"Queenslanders were well-versed in preparing and responding to natural disasters, but the damage and destruction brought by floods, storms, bushfires and other disasters are still heartbreaking. "
"We cannot afford to bury our heads in the sand. We must work now to enhance resilience so we can reduce the potentially devastating impact of natural disasters in the future."