As part of this year’s Seniors Festival starting in April, a series of Are You Ready? emergency preparedness workshops will be held for community members over the age of 55 across the Central Coast.
These workshops aim to empower seniors by giving them information on how to best prepare for emergencies.
A Central Coast Council spokesperson said with storms, heatwaves, bushfires, destructive winds, floods and other weather emergencies becoming more frequent and more severe, being prepared is more important than ever.
“These workshops will help our senior community members be ready in an emergency event and help to build strategies to stay safe during extreme weather and natural disasters,” the spokesperson said.
Workshop participants will receive basic items for individual emergency kits.
The free workshops will be held from April 20-May 28 at Gosford’s 50+ Leisure and Learning Centre, Ettalong’s 50+ Leisure and Learning Centre, The Epiccentre at San Remo, the Green Point Community Centre, Patonga Hall, the Narara Neighbourhood Centre, the Spencer Community Hall Kulnura Community Hall, and Colongra Bay Community Hall.
The Central Coast Seniors Festival Expo will be held at the Wyong Race Club and Function Centre.
Jacinta Counihan