Flood Response, Relief and Recovery
January 2011 saw the municipalities’ biggest fl ood in living history.
The impacts of the January 2011 fl ood were high to the community and Council and the recovery phase is ongoing. An estimated damage bill exceeding $3.5million includes Council and community assets, 44 house inundations and 17 business inundations excluding farms. It is estimated that over 30% of the municipality was aff ected; approximately 7000 hectares of crop destroyed; approximately 9000 hectares of fodder destroyed; and approximately 600kms of fencing destroyed.
During the fl oods Council prioritised all its eff orts into protecting our community including:
• Staffi ng a 24 hour Municipal Emergency Control Centre • Community Emergency Preparation • Flood Mitigation, Evacuation • Pedestrian Safety • Traffi c Control • Resourcing • Information Dissemination • Emergency Relief provision and Emergency Recovery Planning
• Community meetings • Flood water dispersion and sandbag supply • And many other tasks.
39 people stayed at our Relief Centres for emergency accommodation and over 250 families visited our Recovery Centre to access grants and information.
Council has started repairing community assets including the huge task of road repairs across the Municipality. The road repairs will be Council’s biggest repair tasks in history, with a minimum timeframe of two years to complete all of the fl ood damaged roads. Council is also helping local community and sporting groups acquire funding for repairs to their assets.
Council will continue its recovery eff orts into the foreseeable future and will continue to improve its Emergency Management Preparedness for any events that lie ahead. Council has budgeted additional funds for future fl ood mitigation works and have already purchased extra equipment to clear drains.
Our Municipality is represented regionally at recovery meetings and our fl ood recovery information was presented at Parliamentary enquiries. Council made a display at the Queens Hall, Parliament House in Melbourne presenting to politicians what happened and what was needed for the community to recover from the impacts of this natural disaster.
Most importantly, we look forward to working closely with the communities that we serve, for without our collective eff orts and community spirit through these recent events, the impacts would surely have been greater.
Pictured: Wimmera River in fl ood, January 2011
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