This week, Plan C and The Returning have come together to host a powerful five-day Culture Camp on Bundjalung Country. The camp is bringing together Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants in an intergenerational, two-way learning space, blending disaster preparedness with cultural knowledge and connection to Country.

In November, our new Thriving Kids project rolls out across Queensland and we couldn’t be more excited. We’ve spoken before about the powerful role young people are already playing when their communities go through hard times. This program gives them the space, tools, and support to do that with more confidence and care.

Big cheers for our Clunes CCR crew! This amazing group recently wrapped up their Community Carers & Responders training.

During September, we were proud to deliver three Preparing with Pride workshops in partnership with Tropical Fruits Inc, a series that blended practical disaster preparation with open, heart‑centered conversations.

During the recent school holidays, inspiring young people from Murwillumbah joined us for a four-day Surviving Disasters program at the Murwillumbah Community Centre.

Aged between 12 and 15, this group showed curiosity, leadership, teamwork and great humour as they explored what it means to build resilience in uncertain times. Across the week, they tackled hands-on activities, asked thoughtful questions, and formed strong new friendships along the way.

It's National Carers Week, October 12–18, and at Plan C, we want to pause and thank carers, people with disability, support workers and allies who shared their experiences with us earlier this year. Your voices and stories have helped us understand more deeply what inclusive disaster planning really means, and how we can do better together.

Well, it feels like Spring didn’t hang around long, did it? While we are admiring the silky oaks and jacarandas in bloom, a dry heat has swept in and it feels like summer already. So much for the predicted wet Spring! The weather seems more unpredictable than ever which is a fitting reminder that when it comes to disaster preparedness, the best time to start is now…

As part of our growing work supporting young people to face life’s challenges with confidence and care, we’re excited to share a new project that will happen throughout November in Queensland — Youth Psychological First Aid (PFA) training in Queensland.

We’re currently in the middle of delivering our CCR training in Clunes, and while it’s a small group, they’re deeply engaged and actively contributing. Feedback has been glowing and participants have shared that they’ve learned heaps of new, practical information and really appreciated that the training didn’t feel like a classroom. It’s hands-on, human, and relevant — just the way we like it.

If you missed out, don’t worry, we’ve got two new rounds of CCR training coming up this November in Byron Bay and Grafton. We’d love you to join us or share these opportunities.

Do you or someone you care for have support needs? Plan C warmly invites you to a free, inclusive and practical workshop series designed for people with disability, carers, support workers and allies.

Our very first Preparing with Pride workshop was pure magic.

The first week’s topic was Psychological First Aid and from the moment our Program Director, Rena, and Project Coordinator, Jen, stepped into The Tropical Fruits HQ in Lismore, they were embraced with warmth, colour, and community. The youngest participant was just 14 months old, and a wiggly staffy called Audrey made sure everyone felt welcome!

We're celebrating the incredible Year 11 students from Mullumbimby High, who’ve just completed our 8-week Surviving Disasters youth disaster resilience program!

As some of you may already know, I have decided to step down as CEO of Plan C. After six years in this role, I feel it is an important milestone for any organisation to show its resilience by continuing delivering meaningful work beyond its founder.

I founded Plan C in 2019, in anticipation of large-scale, compounding disasters that I knew would inevitably disrupt our communities….

Congratulations to our Tweed CCR crew! Here’s just a taste of the incredible feedback we received:

Our friends at Resilient Lismore are hosting an online seminar, ‘Meet Your Local Emergency Managers’, on Tuesday 23 September 2025, 2:30–4:00pm (via Teams). It’s a chance to learn who does what in a local emergency, hear directly from SES, Police and RFS leaders, and explore how community groups can connect into emergency management structures. Plenty of time for Q&A.

DisasterWise, in collaboration with Resilient Lismore has launched The Community Congress 2025, a powerful national online gathering on Friday 19 September.

Plan C's founder, Jean Renouf, will be there alongside other Northern Rivers community leaders. This event has been created and led by people with lived experience of climate-related disasters and those supporting grassroots community groups…

In times of crisis, we have a choice: do we prepare as survivalists, focused only on ourselves? Or do we embrace a relationist ethos, recognising that true resilience is built through relationships; caring for each other, the land, and our communities?

Plan C and The Returning are offering a five-day Culture Camp in October, where disaster resilience is grounded in connection, shared knowledge, and Indigenous ways of being and doing. We’d love you to attend…

A huge congratulations to our latest cohort of Community Carer and Responder (CCR) graduates from Main Arm! These amazing individuals have completed their training, now equipped with the skills and knowledge to lead and support their communities through disasters.

Plan C warmly invites all carers, support workers and people living with a disability to join us for an inclusive, practical workshop designed to start the conversation on disaster preparedness. In each session, participants will…

Preparing with Pride is a series of Sunday workshops in Lismore for LGBTQIA+ community and their supportive allies.

Partnering with our friends at The Tropical Fruits Inc, join Plan C in September for a 3-part LGBTQIA+ community disaster resilience series funded by a Northern Rivers Community Foundation Community Grant.

We’ll explore these topics through a queer lens…