Community Planning
Working together to develop a better understanding of how to plan and look after each other in the event of a bushfire.
Apollo Bay Surf Lifesaving Club
Our partnership with the Apollo Bay Surf Lifesaving Club (ABSLC) is the cornerstone to our community planning. The ABLSC is the perfect venue to act as the triage location for our community in the event of bushfire. Not only is this venue located on the Apollo Bay foreshore in the centre of town, but it also has volunteers trained in first aid and committee members working in the fields of Emergency Management.
In our community planning, the ABSLC will play a major role for communication between the Local Command Facility (LCF) at Apollo Bay Fire Brigade and other local venues such as Great Ocean Road Health and the Apollo Bay Seniors Hall (Wheelan Street). As the main port of communication, it will support the community with bushfire updates and local information, be a place for hydration and medical support.
What happens in a bushfire emergency in Apollo Bay?
Community Survey Snapshot
In June 2020 we surveyed 80 community members as to their bushfire awareness, you can read the full results HERE. The Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University has had input to the survey question and will be involved in evaluating the project at its conclusion.
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Have a moderate to very low feeling of personal preparedness
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