MAINTAINING A HOME

Suncorp’s cyclone preparation checklist and guide

13 February 2025

When storms hit, your family’s safety always comes first. Contact 000 in any emergency.

Here are some suggested ideas about preparing for a cyclone (general information only)

Cyclone imminent

This is when you ask, ‘Am I really ready for a cyclone?’

  • Secure and brace external doors and windows and items that could fly away.
  • Check up on family, friends and neighbours.
  • Stock up on essentials and have your cyclone ready kit nearby.

During a cyclone

This is when you put your plan into action and all that preparation pays off.

  • Take shelter.
  • Tune into warnings on TV, radio and online.
  • Stay safe!

What to pack in a cyclone-ready kit

Here are some suggested ideas for what to pack for a cyclone (general information only)

Food and water

  • Range of non-perishable food terms
  • Bottled water

Medical and sanitation

  • First aid kit and manual
  • Essential medications, prescriptions and dosage
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush/toothpaste
  • Soap/shampoo
  • Personal hygiene items

Communications

  • USB charging powerbank and mobile phone
  • Battery powered radio with extra batteries
  • Traditional wired phone
  • Prepaid phone cards or coins for phone calls

Clothing and footwear

  • Warm jumper, waterproof jacket, hat and gloves for everyone
  • Closed-toed shoes or boots for everyone

Tool and supplies

  • Camp oven or gas burner
  • Basic tool kit
  • Sturdy gloves
  • Whistle, utility knife, duct/masking tape
  • Plastic garbage bags, ties
  • Safety glasses and sunglasses

Light

  • Flashlight/torch with extra batteries
  • Battery-powered lantern

Miscellaneous

  • Special items for infants (nappies, formulas etc)
  • Special items needed by elderly or people with special needs
  • Spare house and car keys

Important documents

Keep original or certified copies of these documents in your emergency kit. Scan copies of them and save the files on a USB memory stick to include in your kit. Keep all these items in plastic sealed bags.

  • Insurance papers for your house and contents, cars, and for valuable items
  • Inventory of valuable household goods
  • Wills and life insurance documents
  • Birth and marriage certificates
  • Passports and visa documents
  • Stocks and bonds
  • Medicare, pension cards, immunisation records
  • Bank account and credit card details
  • A back-up copy of important computer files
  • Household emergency plan with emergency contact numbers

Read more:

We do not insure you for bushfire, storm, flood or tsunami in the first 72 hours of your policy. Very limited exceptions apply. Read the PDS for more detail.

Actions or movements of the sea and storm surge are not covered (unless the storm surge damage occurs at the same time as damage caused by storm). Other exclusions apply.

Insurance is issued by AAI Limited ABN 48 005 297 807 trading as Suncorp Insurance. Consider the Product Disclosure Statement before making a decision about this insurance. This advice has been prepared without taking into account your particular objectives, financial situations or needs, so you should consider whether it is appropriate for you before acting on it.

The information is intended to be of general nature only. Subject to any rights you may have under any law, we do not accept any legal responsibility for any loss or damage, including loss of business or profits or any other indirect loss, incurred as a result of reliance upon the information. Please make your own enquiries.

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