Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience, Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education
Australians will be better able to understand what to do when they receive a bushfire warning message this summer, thanks to a new national education campaign.
Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience, Senator Bridget McKenzie said thanks to hard work by the states and territories, there is a national warning system to alert the community of bushfires and other natural disasters.
"But what we saw during the Black Summer bushfires, for example, was that there was a lack of understanding of what action to take depending on the warning," Minister McKenzie said.
"The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements recommended that there be a national education campaign to improve public understanding of the warning system.
"The Australian Government is investing $2 million in the 'Know the Signs' campaign to educate the community about the Australian Warning System, including what to do to stay safe during a bushfire."
The three national warning categories are:
