Getting ready - Nillumbik Shire Council

4NEIGHBOURHOOD SAFER PLACES – PLACES OF LAST RESORTYour personal safety must be your top priority. The safestBushfires can be deadly and the only way to ensure yourBushfires can be deadlyThe Victorian Bushfires RoyalCommission recommended that theVictorian Government consider a range ofbushfire shelter options. NeighbourhoodSafer Places – Places of Last Resortare one of these options and a numberof locations have been identified acrossVictoria and here in Nillumbik.ArWhile these locations have been identified asNeighbourhood Safer Places – Places of Last Resortin Nillumbik, these locations cannot be guaranteedas ‘safe’. They should not form part of your BushfireSurvival Plan and should only be used if all otherplans have failed.There is only one safe option for many of ourresidents on high risk days – leave and leaveearly. On a Code Red day it is preferable to leavethe night before.4•HurstbMIn certain locations across our Shire, the messagefrom the CFA is that on Code Red days when fire riskis at its most extreme you should not plan to defendyour property.Know where you are going and plan your journeyallowing plenty of time for the problems trafficcongestion can cause.5•2•3•1•Our hope is that Nillumbik, and indeed the whole ofVictoria, remains fire free this summer. But the onlyway to ensure your safety and that of your family is toplan ahead and be fire ready.Council and the CFA continue to identify and assesspossible Neighbourhood Safer Places – Places ofLast Resort locations.This map is current at the time of printing butplease refer to the CFA or Council website for anup-to-date listing.Montsalvat •www.nillumbik.vic.gov.auwww.cfa.vic.gov.au