Help rewrite the Gannawarra Municipal Emergency Management Plan

Published on 30 August 2023

Residents are encouraged to help Gannawarra Shire Council and agencies rewrite the document that guides the management of emergencies in the Gannawarra and how agencies respond to these incidents and coordinate recovery operations.

Originally adopted in 1996 and last reviewed in 2020, the Gannawarra Municipal Emergency Management Plan guides how Council and fellow agencies work together during times of emergency, with the plan last used during the October-December 2022 floods.

“The Gannawarra Municipal Emergency Management Plan is one of the municipality’s major plans, as it details agreed multi‐agency arrangements for the prevention of, preparedness for, response to, and recovery from emergencies that could occur in the Gannawarra Shire,” Council Chief Executive Officer, Geoff Rollinson said.

“The document is connected to numerous Council, regional and State emergency plans, and outlines which actions agencies are responsible for managing during emergencies, such as floods, fires, road accidents, epidemics, essential service disruption or rescue.”

To assist with the rewriting of the plan, residents are encouraged to provide feedback on what they would like included in the new version of the document by completing a 10-minute survey located at www.gsc.vic.gov.au/emergencyplan up to 5pm Wednesday, 27 September.

“The survey is an opportunity to reshape the municipality’s future preparedness and mitigation strategies, as well as help inform the future coordination of response and recovery activities to be community and resilience focused,” Mr Rollinson said.

For more information regarding emergency management in the Gannawarra Shire, please visit www.gsc.vic.gov.au/emergency