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Community Bushfire Connection – we need you

The Latrobe Valley Community Bushfire Connection program is ready to go: the webpage is up, the program of events is finalised, registrations are open, all we need is you…

By Portal Admin - 20th November 2017 - Back to News

Community Bushfire Connection is all about what people do before, during and after a bushfire, either individually on their property, collectively in their township or as an organisation involved in emergency management.

Program Organiser, Peter West said: "We are pleased to have finalised this program and are now keen to get the word out."

"The program runs throughout November with a series of events designed around three stages."

"First, there will be a week of fire awareness information nights at various venues. Then a week of Bushfire bus stops, where a range of experts will travel around the valley stopping in various communities to help people develop their plans and learn more about bushfires and bushfire risk in their town and on their property."

"Lastly, two evening sessions will be held at Federation University, where people can participate in a bushfire scenario, test their plans and think and experience the thinking and actions of agencies in responding to a fire scenario."

"This program is about sharing our ideas and preparations, testing them in an exercise together and then reflecting and learning and improving our preparation for future bushfires."

"Importantly it’s also about connecting people who live in the valley and learning from each other," Mr West said.

You can visit the website at www.communitybushfireconnection.com.au to find details about the events and learn more about bushfire in the Latrobe Valley or follow our progress and keep up to date via our Facebook group: Community Bushfire Connection.

"If you would like to attend one of the events please register and put it in your diary."

This program was funded by the National Resilience Grants Fund and is an initiative building upon the 2014 and 2015 Living with Bushfire Community Conferences held at Federation University.

A working group representing community groups and the following organisations has been established to deliver this program: Voices of the Valley, Parks Victoria, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Latrobe City Council, Federation University and the Country Fire Authority.

For more information visit www.communitybushfireconnection.com.au or phone 0427 409 619.

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