Contribute to addressing the VBRC and Victorian Floods Review recommendations relating to identification of vulnerable persons. Prior to this program a limited number of councils with high bushfire risk received funding to appoint an emergency management coordinator, in most cases shared between two or more municipalities. The MERP program and its predecessor have been critical to the ability of councils to improve planning and preparedness for emergencies, develop collaboration strategies with neighbouring municipalities and effectively partner with the State and local stakeholders to and make improvements to bushfire, flood and other hazard management. Funding and expenditure from reimbursements NDFA and NDRRA The Victorian Natural Disaster Financial Assistance (NDFA) is administered Government’s by the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance and mirrors the eligibility criteria outlined by the NDRRA. Accessing Commonwealth NDRRA funding, via the NDFA, is the primary means by which councils receive reimbursement for relief and recovery expenditure. In the current financial year (2013 - 2014) 35 councils received financial assistance through NDRRA/NDFA, with the median funding being $965,230 and total funding provided $71,268,000. In the 2012 - 2013 year, 42 councils were assisted with the median assistance which was $2,129,560, and total financial assistance $196,409,000 (as reported in the Annual Report for DTF). These figures include financial assistance provided as either reimbursement of expenditure already incurred or advance payments requested by councils to support their natural disaster recovery activities, for which claims will be submitted to acquit against the advance payments. Response to Productivity Commission questions The MAV has elected to only answer questions from the Productivity issues Commission’s paper that are directly relevant to Victorian councils. Other questions may not have been answered as they have been covered off in responses to previous questions. Are there reliable projections of future natural disaster incidence and impacts in Australia? The Victorian Government recently released Emergency Risks in Victoria, a report documenting the outcomes of a state-level emergency risk assessment.
Contribute to addressing the VBRC and Victorian Floods Review recommendations relating to identification of vulnerable persons. Prior to this program a limited number of councils with high bushfire risk received funding to appoint an emergency management coordinator, in most cases shared between two or more municipalities. The MERP program and its predecessor have been critical to the ability of councils to improve planning and preparedness for emergencies, develop collaboration strategies with neighbouring municipalities and effectively partner with the State and local stakeholders to and make improvements to bushfire, flood and other hazard management. Funding and expenditure from reimbursements NDFA and NDRRA The Victorian Government’s Natural Disaster Financial Assistance (NDFA) is administered by the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance and mirrors the eligibility criteria outlined by the NDRRA. Accessing Commonwealth NDRRA funding, via the NDFA, is the primary means by which councils receive reimbursement for relief and recovery expenditure. In the current financial year (2013 - 2014) 35 councils received financial assistance through NDRRA/NDFA, with the median funding being $965,230 and total funding provided $71,268,000. In the 2012 - 2013 year, 42 councils were assisted with the median assistance which was $2,129,560, and total financial assistance $196,409,000 (as reported in the Annual Report for DTF). These figures include financial assistance provided as either reimbursement of expenditure already incurred or advance payments requested by councils to support their natural disaster recovery activities, for which claims will be submitted to acquit against the advance payments. Response to Productivity Commission questions The MAV has elected to only answer questions from the Productivity Commission’s issues paper that are directly relevant to Victorian councils. Other questions may not have been answered as they have been covered off in responses to previous questions. Are there reliable projections of future natural disaster incidence and impacts in Australia? The Victorian Government recently released Emergency Risks in Victoria, a report documenting the outcomes of a state-level emergency risk assessment.
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