IO2 Insurance Gladstone

02/07/2021

Today’s forecast.

QFES is well prepared for severe weather but are you?

To help minimise the impact of a storm on your home, you can prepare by:

⚡ Cleaning gutters and downpipes.
⚡ Trimming trees and overhanging branches.
⚡ Repairing any corrosion, rotting or broken window seals.
⚡ Packing emergency and evacuation kits.

Keep an eye on Bureau of Meteorology for weather warnings.

🌧️FRIDAY FORECAST🌧️

A lockdown or two with a chance of thunderstorms.

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from Emerald to the Lockyer Valley.

QFES is well prepared for severe weather but are you?

To help minimise the impact of a storm on your home, you can prepare by:

⚡ Cleaning gutters and downpipes.
⚡ Trimming trees and overhanging branches.
⚡ Repairing any corrosion, rotting or broken window seals.
⚡ Packing emergency and evacuation kits.

Keep an eye on Bureau of Meteorology for weather warnings.

31/10/2020

BOM are predicting thunderstorms ahead for Qld & NSW. Please stay safe and stay informed.

As always If you do need us we have our 24/7 emergency hotline number open on 07 5345 5414.

Whether preparing for fires, storms or floods we have also prepared some useful checklists below:

Get packing for the storm emergency and survival kit and think about precious items that will be important to your recovery.

A Survival Kit includes things you’ll need if there’s no safe drinking water, if roads are cut off, shops closed and power down. Here's a checklist to get yours started:

✅ Mobile phone

✅ Water

✅ Torch

✅ Chargers and batteries

✅Cash

✅ Medicines & first aid supplies

✅ Toiletries

✅ Protective clothing

✅ Non-perishable food

✅ Recovery items: familiar possessions that give you comfort. They can include: photos, jewellery, family photos...

Here's an important documents checklist that could help prove your identity and property ownership:

✅ Drivers licence

✅ Passport

✅ Birth certificates

✅ Marriage certificate

✅ Medical documentation

✅ Property titles

✅ Bank and financial documents

✅ Insurance documents

✅ Qualifications

✅ Wills

Important documents can be scanned and loaded onto a laptop or hard drive, or copied and kept safe in a waterproof bag or box.
.. & always remember if it’s flooded forget it!

As Qld and NSW awake today, it's shaping up to be an active thunderstorm day, with potentially dangerous conditions focused around SE Qld and NE NSW.

This shot of the Brisbane CBD by Nino Lo Giudice just a few days ago (check out on Instagram) is a reminder of the beauty - and danger - that storms can pose.

Know your weather. Know your risk. Be sure to check warnings through the day at http://ow.ly/9Itw50C7El0

📷 Nino Lo Giudice

03/09/2020

Are you making the most of your cash resources? Carefully managing cash in your business could determine whether you sink or swim through these COVID times. Here are 5 keys to minimizing risk and optimizing your cash management.

12/08/2020

Did you know that on average 50 Australians die every year from residential fires - most of these deaths are preventable.

More Australians are killed in residential fires each year than through natural hazards - floods, storms and bushfires according to a study funded by Macquarie University and the Bushfire Batural Hazards Co-operative Research Centre.

Be safe and be aware, take a minute to read this from QFES.

If you’re snuggling up in front of the fireplace this winter, make sure you’re aware of the risks involved. House fires can start in the fireplace or chimney and can be easily avoided by following these simple steps:
❌Keep your fireplace, wood heater and stove clean
❌Place a metal mesh screen around open fireplaces
❌Use only seasoned (old and dry) hardwood
❌Never burn cardboard boxes or rubbish in a fireplace
❌Never leave an open fire unattended
❌Dispose of ash correctly
❌Extinguish fires completely by smothering it with ash before going to bed or leaving the house

📸: Fire and Rescue NSW Station 411 Oberon

17/07/2020

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Need we say more? Buy Local.

07/07/2020

If you’re working from home this is definitely worth a read from one of our local experts

With so many people now working from home it’s a good time to review the key rules for claiming deductions associated with working from home.

16/06/2020

‼️ SECOND ROUND OF $10,000 GRANTS ANNOUNCED‼️

Today Queensland’s Minister for Small Business Shannon Fentiman MP announced an additional $100 million to fund the second round of grants for small business, with half of the funds allocated for even distribution to small businesses across regional Queensland 👏🏼

To find out if you are eligible, and to apply, visit their website ⬇️⬇️⬇️

https://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/advice-support/grants/adaption

11/06/2020

More positive news for another Gladstone business!

A deal worth more than $18 million will create 15 new jobs for Gladstone residents.

11/06/2020

New Treasury data shows towns and cities reliant on tourism have the highest numbers of JobKeeper applications

04/06/2020

How are you managing? Great advice from our local experts at GTC...

Many businesses are only just starting to feel the full impact of dropping sales figures over the last couple of months. As a business owner what can you do to safeguard your business’s cash?