Through facilitated workshops, risk assessment which has defined Shared Responsibility GEaR has identified priority the future direction of the group Safety for the community is a actions to reduce the • Led discussions on animal shared responsibility between consequences of fire and other welfare in emergencies, exploring State based organisations and emergencies in and around the opportunities to educate and agencies, Municipal Councils and Gembrook Community. support animal owners in the area most importantly the ‘at risk or GEaR is working towards before, during and after and affected’ community themselves. increasing community emergency. Dealing effectively with an participation and engagement in How can you help? emergency in an ‘all agencies, all developing local emergency GEaR is looking for more hazards’ philosophy requires all management arrangements. Community minded people in organisations, agencies and the GEaR does not replace any existing Gembrook interested in community working in emergency response activities developing our emergency partnership. management arrangements and The Gembrook Emergency and provide leadership in our GEaR – What has it done? Resilience Group developed from community in times of disaster. an identified need for Gembrook Since its establishment in Everyone has something to offer. to have a local coordinated Gembrook GEaR has; Further Information response to emergencies. • Advocated for localised GEaR works with Emergency Phoenix bushfire modelling for the For further information on how to Response agencies and Council to district to increase the support GEaR activities contact; increase preparedness and understanding of localised fire Greg Hoffman 59427346 resilience in Gembrook. behaviour on the town. ghoffmann@westnet.com.au • Worked with Cardinia Shire David Nickel 0400 578 306 What is GEaR’s intent? Council to facilitate an ‘all hazards’ sathanai@iprimus.com.au
Shared Responsibility Safety for the community is a shared responsibility between State based organisations and agencies, Municipal Councils and most importantly the ‘at risk or affected’ community themselves. Dealing effectively with an emergency in an ‘all agencies, all hazards’ philosophy requires all organisations, agencies and the community working in partnership. The Gembrook Emergency and Resilience Group developed from an identified need for Gembrook to have a local coordinated response to emergencies. GEaR works with Emergency Response agencies and Council to increase preparedness and resilience in Gembrook. What is GEaR’s intent? Through facilitated workshops, GEaR has identified priority actions to reduce the consequences of fire and other emergencies in and around the Gembrook Community. GEaR is working towards increasing community participation and engagement in developing local emergency management arrangements. GEaR does not replace any existing emergency response activities GEaR – What has it done? Since its establishment in Gembrook GEaR has; • Advocated for localised Phoenix bushfire modelling for the district to increase the understanding of localised fire behaviour on the town. • Worked with Cardinia Shire Council to facilitate an ‘all hazards’ risk assessment which has defined the future direction of the group • Led discussions on animal welfare in emergencies, exploring opportunities to educate and support animal owners in the area before, during and after and emergency. How can you help? GEaR is looking for more Community minded people in Gembrook interested in developing our emergency management arrangements and provide leadership in our community in times of disaster. Everyone has something to offer. Further Information For further information on how to support GEaR activities contact; Greg Hoffman 59427346 ghoffmann@westnet.com.au David Nickel 0400 578 306 sathanai@iprimus.com.au
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