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Preparing for a safe summer

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Most Victorians are ready and eager to enjoy the summer season, but summertime can bring a range of conditions that we encourage you to plan for.  

Being COVID-Safe 

While COVID-19 restrictions have eased, we must continue to take precautions to help prevent the spread of the virus.  

Victoria is now in the “COVID Safe Summer” restriction stage of the State Government’s roadmap, view their website to understand what this means for you. 

Going on holidays? Before travelling, visit the State Government’s coronavirus website to learn about staying COVID-safe while making the most of what Victoria has to offer.  

If you have symptoms of COVID-19, get tested and stay home.  

Thunderstorm Asthma 

Even though December marks the start of Summer,  plenty of nose-tickling pollens continue to hang around. Unfortunately, it can be more than just annoying for some people, sometimes causing thunderstorm asthma which can pose serious health risks. Watch this video to learn more. 

Heat Health 

With heatwaves becoming a regular feature of the Victorian summer, it’s important to plan ahead and consider how you can look after yourself and others when the extreme heat hits.  

Heat kills more Australians than any natural disaster. Heatstroke is fatal in up to 80 per cent of cases. Extreme heat can affect anybody, but those most at risk are older people, young children, and people with a medical condition.  

Never leave kids, adults, or pets in cars – the temperature can double in minutes. 

Survive the heat with these five simple tips

Fire risk 

You don’t have to live in rural areas to be at risk of fire. If you live near areas with significant bush, forest, long grass, or coastal scrub, then you need to plan ahead for the fire season. 

Please head to our page to read more about fire safety in Casey.

Preparing a Bushfire Survival Plan will help you in the event of a bushfire. It will also help reduce the uncertainty and anxiety around what you and your family will do if a threat arises. 

Remember, you won’t always receive a warning or be told what to do if a fire starts. See Better Health or the CFA for more information and advice on bushfire preparedness and safety. 

Water safety 

Most of us love a good splash or swim in the warmer months, but every year people—children and adults—are injured or killed in drowning or accidents around water. 

Leaving children around water without adult supervision is dangerous, and most child drowning incidents occur at home in backyard swimming pools, bathtubs, and dams.  

Consequently, the Victorian Government recently introduced laws requiring all backyard pools and spas to have approved safety barriers and be registered with Council. Learn more here. 

Meanwhile, men are significantly overrepresented in drowning deaths with men over 45 years of age being the highest at-risk group for drowning. 

For more information, visit Play It Safe by the Water, a public education and awareness program that aims to increase safety around water and reduce the number of drowning incidents in Victoria. 

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