Emergencies and disasters

Emergencies and disasters
Emergency Vehicle
Read about natural and human-caused disasters plans in place in Canterbury-Bankstown. Emergencies disasters canterbury bankstown As with all communities, the City of Canterbury Bankstown can be affected by various types of natural and human-caused disasters. Find out about plans in place. Community

​​​Emergency Contacts 

Use the list on our Emergency Con​​tacts page to help you find links to all types of crisis and emergency services, including police, domestic violence, electrical safety, child safety animal safety and much more.

Ambulance - Fire Brigade - Police – 000 ​

Canterbury-Bankstown Council Local Emergency Management Plan

Council works in collaboration with emergency services and other g​overnment organisations to ensure the safety of the community. The Council and agencies refer to the Local Emergency Management Plan  which describes the arrangements to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. This document is available for your review..

Natural disasters​​​​​​​​​

Canterbury-​Bankstown is at risk of bushfires in parts. However, in our area, they are usually relatively small.

You can protect yourself by looking at the Bushfire Risk M​anagement Plans pages.

You can also view further information about other natural disasters such as flooding and more on the Government Emerg​encies pages. ​

The City of Canterbury Bankstown acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, water and skies of Canterbury-Bankstown, the Darug (Darag, Dharug, Daruk, Dharuk) People. We recognise and respect Darug cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge the First Peoples’ continuing importance to our CBCity community.