Fire Season Inquiry community meetings in Eastern Victoria

All hazards

Risks spanning across multiple hazard types and across the emergency management system.

Biosecurity

Exotic animal and plant disease outbreaks and pest incursions can have significant economic, community and environmental impacts.

Bushfire and other fires

Bushfire and other fires have potential consequences including loss of life and property, and damage to infrastructure and environment.

Climate change

Risks include more days of extreme heat, harsher fire weather, less rainfall and rising sea levels.

Communications disruption

Communications services are crucial in keeping communities safe, connected and informed before, during and after emergencies.

Cyber security and ICT systems failure

Risks relating to the confidentiality, availability, integrity of information and data and disruption of services.

Energy supply disruption

Reliable energy supplies are critical to many social and economic activities.

Flood

Major flood events have occurred in Victoria every 10 to 20 years, with much of the increasing risk created by human settlement.

Hazardous material incident

Potential risks relate to many places where Victoria’s hazardous materials are manufactured, stored, transported, used and disposed.

Heatwave

Heatwaves are considered to be the ‘silent killer’ of extreme weather events and are the leading cause of weather-related deaths in Australia.

Public health emergency

Risks may relate to the delivery of public health services, with impacts on community health and wellbeing and potential for loss of life.

Supply chain disruption

Geopolitical, environmental, economic, societal and infrastructure-related shocks can expose supply chains to wide ranging consequences.

Terrorism and extremism

Attacks carried out by individuals or non-state groups with ideological, political or religious goals can result in loss of life, severe injury and/or material damage.

Water supply disruption

Risks include collection, storage, treatment, delivery, availability and allocation of water for consumption and environmental, recreation and cultural uses.

Workforce and resourcing

Risks may relate to human resource supply and skills to support emergency management operations.

The schedule of community meetings across eastern Victorian finished on 18 March.

Thank you to community members who provided feedback on the delivery and effectiveness of recovery activities 12 months since the fires through attending a local meeting or drop in for a cuppa-and-chat with Inspector-General Tony Pearce.

Meeting locations

From 22 February to 18 March meetings were held in these locations:

Sarsfield - Monday 22 February
Gelantipy - Tuesday 23 February
Buchan - Tuesday 23 February
Buchan - Tuesday 23 February
Tambo Crossing - Wednesday 24 February
Tambo Crossing - Wednesday 24 February
Clifton Creek - Thursday 25 February
Bruthen - Friday 26 February

Walwa - Monday 1 March
Corryong - Tuesday 2 March
Porepunkah - Tuesday 2 March
Dinner Plain - Wednesday 3 March
Kiewa Valley (Mt Beauty) - Wednesday 3 March
Myrtleford - Thursday 4 March

Lucyvale/Berringama - Tuesday 9 March
Biggara - Wednesday 10 March
Thowgla Valley (Corryong) - Wednesday 10 March
Cudgewa - Thursday 11 March
Towong - Thursday 11 March
Nariel Valley - Thursday 11 March
Tintaldra - Friday 12 March

Orbost - Monday 15 March
Orbost small business owners/operators) - Tuesday 16 March
Cabbage Tree Creek - Tuesday 16 March
Mallacoota - Tuesday 16 March
Genoa - Wednesday 17 March
Wairewa - Wednesday 17 March
Omeo - Thursday 18 March

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