4.5.2 Recovery coordination Responsibilities Municipal councils are responsible for recovery coordination at the local level, while the Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for recovery coordination at the regional and state levels. Recovery requires collaboration between individuals, communities, all levels of government, non-government organisations and businesses across five inter-related recovery – environments. These are the: 1. social environment the emotional, social, spiritual, financial and physical wellbeing of – affected individuals and communities 2. built environment the restoration of essential and community infrastructure – 3. economic environment the revitalisation of the affected economy – 4. natural environment the rehabilitation of the affected environment – 5. agricultural environment the restoration of affected agricultural activities. – Recovery initiatives could address specific elements of one recovery environment, or they could operate across multiple environments. Each of these five environments are closely inter-related with the social recovery of affected individuals and communities. Each of these five recovery environments has a lead coordination agency, responsible for the following functions for their environment: coordinating strategic information sharing, to facilitate activities listed under that environment convening state level recovery meetings with relevant departments, agencies and key stakeholders monitoring recovery issues, risks, progress and capacity by working with responsible agencies, and managing issues as required reporting progress to the State Recovery Coordinator. All responsible agencies are expected to have recovery arrangements, policies and capability in place. Recovery is a developmental process that could continue for months if not years. Therefore, planning must address short, medium and long-term recovery needs and goals. 2.1.3 Lead Agencies for Recovery Environments Details of the responsible agencies and of each of the five environments at a state level are as follows: Social environment Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) – Built environment Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP) – Economic environment Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resource – (DEDJTR) Natural environment Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP) –
4.5.2 Recovery coordination Responsibilities Municipal councils are responsible for recovery coordination at the local level, while the Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for recovery coordination at the regional and state levels. Recovery requires collaboration between individuals, communities, all levels of government, non-government organisations and businesses – across five inter-related recovery environments. These are the: 1. social environment – the emotional, social, spiritual, financial and physical wellbeing of affected individuals and communities 2. built environment – the restoration of essential and community infrastructure 3. economic environment – the revitalisation of the affected economy 4. natural environment – the rehabilitation of the affected environment 5. agricultural environment – the restoration of affected agricultural activities. Recovery initiatives could address specific elements of one recovery environment, or they could operate across multiple environments. Each of these five environments are closely inter-related with the social recovery of affected individuals and communities. Each of these five recovery environments has a lead coordination agency, responsible for the following functions for their environment: coordinating strategic information sharing, to facilitate activities listed under that environment convening state level recovery meetings with relevant departments, agencies and key stakeholders monitoring recovery issues, risks, progress and capacity by working with responsible agencies, and managing issues as required reporting progress to the State Recovery Coordinator. All responsible agencies are expected to have recovery arrangements, policies and capability in place. Recovery is a developmental process that could continue for months if not years. Therefore, planning must address short, medium and long-term recovery needs and goals. 2.1.3 Lead Agencies for Recovery Environments Details of the responsible agencies and of each of the five environments at a state level are as follows: Social environment – Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Built environment – Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP) Economic environment – Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resource (DEDJTR) Natural environment – Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP)