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Flood water sucker 3000
My idea is the Flood Water Sucker 3000. It can suck up flood water and turn it into fresh drinking water. It has a filter in the machine that makes the water fresh. The water gets sucked up through the … Continue reading
Powerhouse Emergency Box
Inspired by the original 80′s ‘Safety House’ scheme, the idea of a ‘Powerhouse’ sticker which would be nationally recognised as a source of power in an emergency situation. Constructed of solar panels and power sockets and attached to a power … Continue reading
Tagged box, community, electricity, emergency, emergency services, flood, Infrastructure, natural disaster, power, resilience
Postcode or map referencing emergency system via phone network
Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley areas but could be applied to Brisbane or Australia-wide: Modify the phone numbering system to include the post-code of the area affected. When emergency messages need to be sent to specific endangered areas then ring the phones … Continue reading
Renewable energy makes energy more secure
Storms and floods habitually cut electricity services. In a regionalised State, many communities rely upon power generated a great distance away often transmitted by a single strand of cables. This is wasteful and could be avoided. Setting up regional communities … Continue reading
PDFs
My idea is simple and cheap. The risk of drowning could be reduced if all people in flood prone areas have ready access to PDF Type 1 life jackets that help to keep their head above water until they can … Continue reading
Flood and Disaster Consciousness: Individual and Community
The individual and societal response to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan can be studied as an example for what can be achieved in community preparedness. Japanese children undertake regular earthquake drills in schools, and the society is … Continue reading
Bruce Highway – Provision of Flood Free Route
Design a flood free route for an additional two lanes of the Bruce Hwy. In this way the two new lanes will provide for a dual carriageway over the total length of the current two lane sections. This will allow … Continue reading
Wet Marker and Weather Station
The wet marker & weather station is a digital warning and education centre that can be installed as a standalone object or fixed to existing structures such as bus stops, light poles and buildings in key flood risk public spaces. … Continue reading
The Flood Response Tower
Brisbane City Council said almost one year’s worth of landfill was picked up during last month’s clean-up – 291,000 tonnes of rubbish… It would seem that many people were unprepared for the flooding in their neighbourhood or were unable to … Continue reading