Recommendation 5: Develop comprehensive operational recovery guidelines
Find out what the government is doing in response to this recommendation from the IGEM Review of 10 years of reform in Victoria’s emergency management sector report.
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The actions on this page are identified in the Victorian Government response to Recommendation 5 from the IGEM Review of 10 years of reform in Victoria’s emergency management sector report.
IGEM Recommendation 5: Recovery
The Inspector-General for Emergency Management (IGEM) recommends that Emergency Management Victoria, in collaboration with the community and emergency management sector, develop comprehensive operational recovery guidelines that include:
- coordination arrangements for recovery activities across all tiers of emergency management
- pre-emergency and post-emergency recovery roles and responsibilities of the sector at the state, regional and municipal levels
- Community recovery roles and responsibilities
- Methods to provide logistical and financial support to impacted communities
- Consideration of how to support community-led initiatives
- Tools and approaches to share knowledge across councils and community service organisations
- How to consider and plan for long-term recovery needs.
Actions
Action 5.1: Implement the 2019-20 Bushfires State-Wide Bushfire Recovery Framework and Action Plan
Bushfire Recovery Victoria will continue to coordinate and report on the Victorian Government’s implementation of the State-wide Bushfire Recovery Framework and Action Plan for communities impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires.
Action 5.2: Develop Economic Recovery and Social Recovery Frameworks
The Victorian Government has also developed its Economic Recovery and Social Recovery Frameworks to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. All departments will continue to prioritise the delivery of initiatives that stimulate economic and social recovery.
Action 5.3: Develop operational recovery guidelines
Emergency Management Victoria, working with Bushfire Recovery Victoria, will develop operational recovery guidelines to pilot with key partners and local government through the 2020-21 fire season.
Action 5.4: Finalise and maintain operational recovery guidelines for all emergencies
Emergency Management Victoria, working with Bushfire Recovery Victoria and key partners, will finalise and maintain operational recovery guidelines for all emergencies.
For more information, refer to the IGEM progress report
Updated 5 August 2022
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