Disaster Resilient: Future Ready is a national initiative that supports remote, rural and regional communities to lead initiatives that improve wellbeing, increase preparedness and strengthen resilience, so they have greater capacity to endure, adapt and evolve positively when faced with the impacts of climate, disasters and other disruptions.
In Myrtleford:
FRRR funding has been used to engage a person in a Community Connector Role for the Myrtleford neighbourhood, who has made connections and built relationships with a wide range of community groups and leaders. This has culminated in a series of workshops that identified the need for a Contacts Directory and Community Assets Map, to make communication and co-ordination of resources easy in an emergency.
Putting together the Contacts Directory and Assets Map is well underway. These resources are being further enhanced with the running of a number of emergency scenarios. The first of these was run by Myrtleford SES, considering an earthquake scenario. It proved to be a very thought-provoking exercise, with discussions on the time-of-day a disaster hits, to potential flow-on impacts for power outages, collapsed buildings and a landslide blocking the Great Alpine Road. The community is keen to build on this work and engage further with groups that have not been part of the process so far, particularly those supporting vulnerable residents.
Check it out here:
https://frrr.org.au/funding/disaster-resilience-and-climate-solutions/disaster-resilient-future-ready/drfr-victoria/