Surviving Disasters: Northern Rivers is off to Kyogle for a four-day school holiday program. In partnership with local youth agencies, the program will combine practical workshops in disaster preparedness with hands-on bush survival skills and first aid — giving young people the tools and confidence to face future challenges.

After years of leading Plan C through its start-up years and into a new phase of growth, Jean Renouf has made the decision to step down as CEO.

This Pride Month, Plan C is proud to announce a new partnership with The Tropical Fruits Inc to deliver disaster resilience workshops designed by and for the LGBTIQ+ community.

Over the past month, we’ve been speaking with carers, disability support workers, and people who support those living with disability to help shape our next round of disaster resilience workshops. These conversations have been honest, generous and incredibly helpful. We’re really grateful to everyone who took part!

We’ve been honoured to be invited into the Jubullum community, which is a small Aboriginal village near Tabulam on Wahlubul Country, in the western Bundjalung Nation.

As part of the redesign of our youth disaster resilience program, Surviving Disasters: Northern NSW program, we’ve added a new module focused on something that feels more important than ever: critical thinking during a disaster.

After Cyclone Alfred, we reached out to our network to reflect on what worked, what didn’t, and how we can keep improving. Thirty-three people from across seven Northern Rivers LGAs responded, including both trained Community Carers and Responders (CCRs) and untrained community members. Their feedback has been incredibly helpful, and we’re grateful for everyone who took the time to share.

We just finished another round of Community Carers and Responders (CCR) training, this time in Ballina and feel this feedback sums it up pretty well:

"Grounding, mindful, informative. I now have a better understanding on what to do."

A group of Year 10 and 11 students from Byron Community College recently spent a day diving into disaster preparedness with Plan C.