Developing your personal emergency plan

Do you know what you and your family will do if directly or indirectly impacted by a disaster?

Every household should have a written emergency plan.  Australian Red Cross has developed the Emergency REDIPLAN that provides a template for a household plan.

Having a plan is the first step but you must practise your emergency plan at least annually.  This will assist in reducing stress level and panic and ensure that you and your family understand their roles should a disaster be eminent.

Community Recovery

Disaster recovery is the coordinated process of supporting disaster affected communities in the reconstruction of physical infrastructure and restoration of emotional, social, economic and physical wellbeing.

Council's role in community recovery is to support the community through the recovery process with the aim (where possible) to have a more resilient community.

Emergency Management building communty resilience

Kingborough Council and the community (individuals and businesses) have a shared responsibility to actively engage in emergency management to building community resilience.

The Kingborough Emergency Management Committee provides the catalyst for planning with the community to guide prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.  The Committee structure is Council's emergency management personnel and six community members under the chairmanship of Mayor Steve Wass.

Council's commitment to emergency management is underpinned by the Community Emergency Management Policy.