Disaster Preparedness
| Bushfire
Guides
Bushfire Sprinklers
Protecting buildings using bushfire sprinklers and recycled greywater
Community Firefighting Tanks
How community water tanks protect local communities and reduce stormwater damage
Hydrated Landscapes
How good water management and hydrated landscapes reduce bushfire risk
Videos
Stories
How to make your home more fire resilient
The next generation of RFS volunteers
A fire resistant home in the Megalong Valley
Building for bushfire
Landscape & garden design for reducing bushfire risk
Community Fire Units protecting the community
Water management to reduce bushfire risk
Get ready, stay ready!
Designing for planetary health & bushfire preparedness
| Heatwave
Guides
Cool Homes
A guide to how to keep your home cool in summer and minimise heatwave effects
Cool Places
Our guides to where you can beat the heat in the Blue Mountains, indoors and outdoors
Cool Gardens
How plants, trees and canopy cover create cool, green spaces and reduce the heat island effect
Videos
Stories
Cool Mountains Guide: Blackheath Area
Cool Mountains Guide: Katoomba Area
Cool Mountains Guide: Mid Mountains
Cool Mountains Guide: Springwood Area
Cool Mountains Guide: Lower Mountains
How to build a green roof
Rainforest planting for comfort and climate
Keeping it cool with a green roof
Heat detectives record 60 degrees in Lithgow
| Flood
Guides
Landscaping to reduce stormwater damage
Managing Stormwater
Videos
Stories
Raingardens for water management & flood prevention
Japanese inspired landscaping for water management
