Supporting diverse communities in Victoria’s north-west to prepare for disasters, together.
Preparing Together Loddon Mallee is working to support communities to be better prepared for, and recover from, natural disasters and extreme events and aims to increase government and emergency service agencies understanding of community strengths and lived experience.
We know that climate change is contributing to extreme weather events. Let’s talk about what you and your community need before, during and after these events so that emergency management can understand your experiences and we can prepare for disasters together.
Communities across the north west of Victoria are diverse, and not everyone is impacted equally. First Nations communities, multicultural communities, young people and rural communities don’t always have their voices heard in emergency planning. This means the whole community may miss out on their unique knowledge and skills.
The Preparing Together Loddon Mallee project will work with these communities to connect across the north-west of Victoria. They will be able to share knowledge about their experience of extreme weather events, with each other and with emergency service organisations, build leadership skills and increase understanding of climate risks. And by 2027 they will be able to lead projects to support their local communities to be better prepared.
We respect and value participation from the community by recognising that initiatives developed by the community have better outcomes. Preparing Together Loddon Mallee will help communities be better informed and prepared for the benefit of your community.
If you would like to get involved with Preparing Together Loddon Mallee, please contact one of our friendly team members at preparingtogetherloddonmallee@deeca.vic.gov.au
Check out the Praparing Together information sheet here: Preparing Together PDF
