This poster resource has been developed for Council and other public / community venues wanting to promote their facility as a `Cool Spot’ – a location at which the community can go for free during a heatwave / extreme heat event to gain respite from the high temperatures.

Ideally facilities promoting themselves as a `cool spot’ should have:

• Functioning air conditioning (preferably with back up power)
• Adequate and freely available drinking water
• Amenities
• Nearby, accessible parking facilities
• Connection to public transport
• Adequate staffing during a heatwave event
• Capacity to accommodate a number of people
• A plan for managing visitor safety should power and water supply be lost

May 2016

Others Involved:

• Hunter New England Local Health District
• Central Coast Local Health District
• Australian Red Cross