Sweltering Cities and Australian Red Cross are calling on organisations across Greater Sydney to support Australia’s first ever Extreme Heat Awareness Day on February 5th, 2025.

Scheduled for the hottest period of the Australian Summer, the day will kick off a week of exciting activities aimed at raising national awareness about rising temperatures and the growing threat of extreme heat across the country.

The Extreme Heat Awareness Day team welcome the support members in raising awareness about the impacts of heat. Below are five actions organisations can take to support the day.

Five actions to support Extreme Heat Awareness Day

1. Use your platform

Post about Extreme Heat Awareness on your social media network. Don’t forget to use #ExtremeHeatAwarenessDay and tag @SwelteringCities and @redcrossau. Need some inspiration on what to post? Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will send you the content guide.

2. Send an email

Include Extreme Heat Awareness Day in your internal or external newsletter and share it with your email list to get others involved. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and they will send you the content guide

3. Attend the webinar

Attend this webinar to find out more about the importance of a national Extreme Heat Awareness Day. Register for webinar here

4. Make a heat plan

Have a conversation within your organisation about extreme heat and heatwave safety, including a plan of what actions are needed to protect your workplace, colleagues and communities during heatwaves.

5. Bring people together

You can host an Extreme Heat Awareness Day event with your colleagues, community, or partners. Whether you do it on the day itself, or any day in the week, this is a great opportunity to share resources and talk about how heat impacts us all, and what contribution you can make to reducing heat danger.

More information:

Vist the Sweltering Cities campaign page: Extreme Heat Awareness Day

Australian Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org.au/stories/2025/extremeheatawareness/