EWN Significant Weather Threat Map

EWN Significant Weather Threat Map Hi everyone, Some of you may have spotted this already - the new EWN Significant Weather Threat Map for Australia. This is produced each morning and highlights threats for the next 24 hours (even if those areas have no warnings). Threats highlighted include: - heavy rain - thunderstorms - tropical cyclones and other strong low pressure systems likely to cause heavy rain, severe winds or dangerous surf - areas of well above average heat - areas of well below average cold - severe, extreme and catastrophic fire dangers - snow, frost and ice - significant areas of raised dust You can view this on our homepage or our facebook pages. It is also delivered by email if you subscribe to our All Alerts product. For custom forecasts and alerting services please visit our product pages. We can supply detailed outlooks for days 2 to 7 to suit your needs. These can be for a whole state, a region or a specific location such as mining operation. regards, EWN Support Team. EWN Radar & Alerts Map | Facebook Alerts | Twitter Alerts

Support | Register | Unsubscribe

SCAMwatch email alert: Beware of fake charities [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Beware of fake charities

View radar online

Added: October 2013

SCAMwatch and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) are reminding people to beware of scammers pretending to represent a charity or not-for-profit organisation.

How these scams work

• Fake charities operate in a number of different ways:
  

1. You may be approached on the street or in your home by people collecting money.
2. Some scammers may call you or email you with emails requesting donations.
3. Scammers may also set up fake websites which look similar to those operated by real charities.

• Scammers may also play on your emotions, for example by claiming to help children who are ill.
• Fake charities occur all year round but are also created directly in response to disasters, such as floods, cyclones, earthquakes and bushfires.

Protect yourself

• Approach charity organisations directly to make a donation or offer support.
• If you are approached out of the blue by a collector:
  

1. Ask to see their identification.
2. Check the ACNC register to find out whether the charity is listed. To be registered as a charity and appear on the Register, organisations must meet the legal meaning of being a charity, and other requirements of the ACNC Act.
3. Call the charity to verify that the person represents their organisation
     

• Don't rely on a phone number or website address given by the person who first called, visited or emailed you because they could be impersonating a legitimate charity.  
• Never give out your personal, credit card or online account details unless you initiated contact and it is a trusted source. 
• Don't open suspicious or unsolicited emails (spam)—delete them.
• Where possible, avoid any arrangement with a stranger who asks for up-front payment via money order, wire transfer or international funds transfer. It is rare to recover money sent this way. 
• If you think you have provided your account details to a scammer, contact your bank or financial institution immediately.

Report

If you think you've spotted a scam, report a scam to SCAMwatch or contact the ACCC on 1300 795 995. You should also spread the word to your friends and family to protect them.

More information

For more information on how these scams work, check out the charity scams section on SCAMwatch.

SCAMwatch has previously issued the following radars on charity scams:

• Donate wisely - Central Queensland flood crisis
• Haiti crisis scams
• Victorian bushfire appeal scams

View the ACNC video 'Protect yourself from charity scams'.

Stay one step ahead of scammers, follow @SCAMwatch_gov on Twitter or visit  http://twitter.com/SCAMwatch_gov .

You have received this email because you have subscribed to receive SCAMwatch radar alerts on scams targeting Australians. These alerts are issued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and can be viewed on its SCAMwatch website http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/.

If you have any doubts about an email's source, verify the sender by independent means - use their official contact details to check the email is legitimate before clicking on links or opening attachments.

If you no longer want to receive SCAMwatch email alerts, please unsubscribe on the SCAMwatch website.

 

QLD Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Damaging Winds

QLD Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Damaging Winds Source: Bureau of Meteorology For people in the Southeast Coast and parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Wide Bay and Burnett, Maranoa and Warrego and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts. Issued at 8:19 pm Tuesday, 1 October 2013. Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Warwick, Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Dalby and Kingaroy. An 87 km/h wind gust was recorded at Oakey at 7:48pm. A report of wind gusts in excess of 125 km/hr was received from south of Condamine. Emergency Management Queensland advises that people should: * Move your car under cover or away from trees. * Secure loose outdoor items. * Seek shelter, preferably indoors and never under trees. * Avoid using the telephone during a thunderstorm. * Beware of fallen trees and powerlines. * For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500. EWN Radar & Alerts Map | QLD Facebook Alerts | Twitter Alerts

Support | Register | Unsubscribe