Cardinia Shire Council - Annual Report 2017-18

Increased awareness of safety (cont.)
Action Result Status
Work with the police, Victorian Government and the community to improve safety in homes, businesses, public
places and roads (cont.).
Lead the implementation of the Cardinia Safer
Communities Framework. Work with Safer
Communities Committee to develop key actions
to address safety issues within the shire. Achieve
designation as an International Safe Community
through an accreditation process with the
International Certifying Centre.
Improve awareness of township safety in local communities.
Promote resilience building and community
preparation for emergencies through community
engagement and education. Identify and train
community leaders to support communities to plan
for and recover from emergencies. Work with the
vulnerable groups and associated support services
within the shire on emergency management
planning. Deliver a bi-annual community resilience
forum or series of workshops. Promote emergency
safety awareness, programs and messaging,
incorporating the Council developed emergency
management videos.
The Safer Communities Strategic Committee met
regularly throughout the year to provide strategic
oversight for the action groups. Formal groups in
place for crime, mental health, alcohol and other
drugs, and emergency management. These groups
have developed action plans to guide their work.
Successful grant applications have increased the
capacity to deliver initiatives. Cardinia Shire was
designated as an International Safe Community in
October 2017.
A number of emergency planning sessions were
delivered to groups across the shire with the aim
to both educate residents on emergency planning
and to identify vulnerable people and groups,
so they can be supported to a greater level. The
Emergency Management team continues to
support community emergency planning groups
across the shire by attending meetings, promoting
resilience projects and providing expert advice.
A Community Emergency Resilience Forum was
held in May 2018 with approximately 85 people in
attendance. The evening enabled the community
to learn about and share information on
community resilience to emergencies. A number of
communities are engaging with Council to consider
emergency planning in their townships. The
Emergency Management team is also working with
Outlook to support emergency safety awareness
for people with disabilities.
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