2025 Rural Properties Emergency Response Survey

The following survey has been developed by Charters Towers Regional Council for the purpose of Disaster Planning for rural communities.

Whilst optional, your responses to this survey will help Council to best help you in times of disaster.

The information from the Survey will be held by Charters Towers Regional Council and used for the purpose of Disaster Management.

Rural Property Details

Name of Rural Property:

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Address of rural property (using the current rural addressing system):

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What is your postal address?

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Maximum 255 characters

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Landline telephone number:

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Maximum 100 characters

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Mobile telephone number:

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Maximum 100 characters

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Satellite telephone number:

Maximum 100 characters

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Email address

Name of a contact person/s for the property:

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How many adults usually reside on the property?

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Maximum 100 characters

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10.

How many children usually reside on the property?

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Maximum 100 characters

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11.

Are you the owner of the property?

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Yes

12.

Are there any vulnerable people residing at the property, e.g. disabled, elderly, pregnant women, infants, using specific medical equipment, other?

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Yes

13.

Where is this property located?

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Quadrant 1 - North of the Flinders Highway and West of the Gregory Developmental Road

Quadrant 2 -North of the Flinders Highway and East of the Gregory Developmental Road

Quadrant 3 - South of the Flinders Highway and West of the Gregory Developmental Road

Quadrant 4 - South of the Flinders Highway and East of the Gregory Developmental Road

Property Location Details

14.

GPS Coordinates of the property’s homestead, if known:

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15.

GPS Coordinates of the property’s stockyards, if known:

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16.

GPS Coordinates of the main dam nearest the property’s homestead, if known:

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17.

Does the property have a suitable area for a helicopter to land on?

* required

Yes

18.

Do you have an airstrip on the property?

Yes

19.

Please describe this area and its location to the property's homestead and please note the GPS coordinates for this area.

20.

Please provide GPS coordinates of other infrastructure or areas on the property you may consider important for the LDMG to know, e.g. outstations, remote yards

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21.

Do you keep fuel at the property?

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Yes

Preparation for Disasters

22.

Do you have an RFDS First Aid Kit at the property or any type of first aid kit?

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Yes

23.

Can you still obtain drinking water at the homestead even if there is a power outage?

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Yes

24.

Do you routinely have sufficient food and essential supplies (such as medications) at the property to last for at east 7 days?

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Yes

25.

In the event of needing to leave your house due to a natural disaster, where would you go?

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Communications and Connections

26.

Which is your closest town?

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27.

What is the distance to this town by road?

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28.

Do you have mains power for the property homestead (such as from Ergon Energy)?

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Yes

29.

Do you have a back-up power supply for the property?

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Yes

30.

Is your landline telephone reliant on your power supply?

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Yes

31.

Who is your internet service provider?

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Activ8

Sky Muster

Sky Mesh

Starlink

Other (please specify)

32.

Was your internet service reliable during the January/February weather event? Please provide details:

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Maximum 255 characters

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33.

If you use UHF Radio on the property, please provide the channel used.

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34.

What form of communication do you normally use to receive information on local events or issues? (please tick all that apply)

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Internet

AM Radio

FM Radio

Television

Newspaper - please list

Social Media - please describe

35.

During disaster situations, would you prefer to receive updates from the Council's Local Disaster Management Group by email or telephone, or both?

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Telephone

Both

36.

As a rural property owner, do you authorise the use of your email for distribution of information that may arise from the Rural Industry Advisory Committee?

* required

Yes