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Cyclone Alfred: Get your business ready
Published: 5 March 2025, 12:30pm
Cyclone Alfred is expected to affect the southeast Queensland coast and some parts of northeast New South Wales from tomorrow. The Bureau of Meteorology currently lists the areas from Double Island Point to Northern New South Wales as warning zones’, including Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, and Byron Bay. To access the latest updates and warnings, visit disaster.qld.gov
This means businesses in these areas need to be preparing now.
Help is available for you and your business to prepare, respond and recover. For advice on preparing for a natural disaster, visit Get Ready Queensland
We know there is a lot of information for business owners to decipher in a time of disaster. To help you navigate these times, here are the key things for you to be thinking about right now:
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- Make plans to keep yourself, your staff and your customers safe
- Plan alternatives for power, communication, access and operations
- Back-up and secure your documents, financial information, customer details and any other materials needed for business continuity
- Review insurance and finances – contact your bank or insurance provider for support
More information on what to do to manage your business during a cyclone is available here.
Make sure you download this information now, so it is readily available to you in case your business experiences power outages.
We’re also here for you. If you need help managing your workforce during this time, contact the Business Chamber Queensland team on 1300 731 988.
It is also important to remember that disasters can have direct impacts for businesses in the disaster zone, but also indirect impacts for others in the surrounding regions – and sometimes those impacts are ongoing. This means businesses right across the state should start to think about ways to manage any indirect impacts on your business such as supply chain disruptions or workforce constraints.
After the cyclone has passed, more information will be available on financial help as well as ways to support recovery. We are working directly with the Queensland Government to ensure this support is available to impacted businesses as soon as possible to help businesses get back on their feet.
At the same time as businesses in southeast Queensland are preparing for the impacts of Cyclone Alfred, our colleagues in Far North Queensland are continuing to recover from last month’s flooding event. We are continuing to provide support in these areas and for any effected businesses, financial support is available through QRIDA.
We also know natural disasters can be an incredibly stressful time for business owners and their staff who may already be dealing with other challenges. If you need support for you or your workforce, contact Beyond Blue
Importantly, if you are experiencing a life-threatening situation at any time during the cyclone, call triple zero (000).
Queensland is a state of enormous opportunity but with this comes times of significant challenge. As many of us face what is predicted to be a devastating natural disaster, the team at Business Chamber Queensland is here for you.
If you’d like to speak to us about disaster impact, response and recovery, or anything on your mind, I again encourage you to call the team on 1300 731 988. While our Brisbane office is physically closed, our team will continue to work to support Queensland businesses, conditions permitting.
Take care and stay safe.
Heidi Cooper
Business Chamber Queensland CEO
International trade assistance during Cyclone Alfred
Due to the developing weather situation in South East Queensland, Business Chamber Queensland’s Brisbane office will be closed from 12pm Wednesday March 5 until further notice.
Manual issuance of Certificates will not be available during this time.
Certificates of Origin will only be issued online via essCert or TradeStylus (CertConnect).
If you are using these online platforms, see instructions for essCert here and TradeStylus (CertConnect) here.
For assistance contact 1300 731 988 or email [email protected]. We will respond as quickly as we can, conditions permitting.
Please stay safe during this time.
