{"id":324384,"date":"2022-09-23T20:34:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=324384"},"modified":"2022-09-23T20:34:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:34:56","slug":"get-ready-now-urges-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2022\/09\/23\/get-ready-now-urges-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready Now, Urges MP"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_170025\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-170025\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/mark-furner-200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-170025\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/mark-furner-200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/mark-furner-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/mark-furner-200-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-170025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agriculture Minister Mark Furner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 23, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Farmers are urged to prepare now for possible flooding and other disasters to help ensure the safety of family, workers and animals.<\/p>\n<p>Agriculture Minister Mark Furner said the Bureau of Meteorology had warned rainfall for September to November was likely to be above median levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrying to think clearly and make rational decisions in the middle of a disaster is difficult and a pre-prepared disaster response plan will be a big help,\u201d Mr Furner said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen how catastrophic monsoonal floods, bushfires, and severe tropical cyclones and hail storms can heavily impact our agriculture sector, so I encourage all agribusinesses to get ready now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have online natural disaster guides to help producers get ready at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business.qld.gov.au\/running-business\/protecting-business\/disaster-resilience\/disaster-hub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">business.qld.gov.au\/disaster-hub<\/a><\/strong>. Tips include photographing assets in their pre-disaster condition, ensuring everyone on the property is familiar with an evacuation plan, and ensuring livestock can reach higher ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Furner also reminded people not to forget about family pets in household or farm emergency plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeep emergency phone numbers handy for your local council, veterinarian, animal welfare agency and pet and advisory services and make sure your pets can be properly identified if they escape,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf moving pets to safety, make sure you take plenty of food, bowls, a leash and toilet litter or old newspapers. If they are to be left at home, secure them in an appropriate confined space, preferably inside, elevated and under cover, and provide access to ample food and water.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2022\/09\/14\/bom-confirms-third-la-nina\/\">BOM Confirms Third La Ni\u00f1a<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farmers are urged to prepare now for possible flooding and other disasters to help ensure the safety of family, workers and animals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":309949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,36],"tags":[1134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Get Ready Now, Urges MP - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Farmers are urged to prepare now for possible flooding and other disasters to help ensure the safety of family, workers and animals.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2022\/09\/23\/get-ready-now-urges-mp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Get Ready Now, Urges MP - 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