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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Land and pay or respects to Elders, past and present.
WELCOME
o Housekeeping
o Who we are and what we bring to the workshop
o Over to ………!
o Please, introduce yourself in turn to the group and share one thing you hope to take away from the workshop
OUR AIM HERE TODAY
o Help you to become more resilient and self-reliant in the face of extreme weather o through planning and
personal preparedness
o To guide you to develop practical strategies to achieve this
o Give you an understanding of how to build long term community resilience
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PREPAREDNES / RESILIENCE
o ‘Preparedness’ is being ready in a practical way for extreme weather and/or disasters.
o And ‘resilience’ is being able to cope with an extreme weather event and bounce back more quickly after a crisis
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EXTREME WEATHER
o Weather that is unusual in it’s intensity and/or duration and that has destructive capabilities to people and the built and natural environments.
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EXTREME WEATHER EXAMPLES
o Heatwave
o Extreme cold
o Storms
o Bush fire
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THINGS TO THINK ABOUT What might you need if:
o You lose power? o A tree falls on the house? o There is a brown out during a heat wave? o A power line is down in the street? o You have to evacuate your home? o Where will you get information? o Who will you call for help? o When will you leave home? o How will you transport your pets?
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BEING PREPARED ACTIVITY Thinking about the kind of issues we may experience, can each table discuss and come up with 3 priorities for getting ready for:
o Heat wave
o Storm – destructive winds, rain, flash flooding, hail, lightning strikes
o Bush fire
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TAKING CONTROL o Many people experience anxiety during
extreme weather especially if they are unsure what will happen and what they should do.
o Thinking through the ‘what ifs’ and preparing ahead of time will help you take back control when the power goes out.
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GETTING READY o Phone list ‘who
should I be calling?’
o What can I do myself and what do I need help with?
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RESILIENCE o Who am I connected to?
Friends, family, neighbours, church, o club members?
o Who can I rely on for help in a crisis if I need it?
o Who do I look out for in everyday life?
o Everyday networks and connections which can be mobilised in a disaster
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CONNECTING ACTIVITY o Draw a map of your own
support networks
o Within your groups, make suggestions to help each other come up with 5 different types of connections you have or could have with others
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CONNECTIONS o Think about where you
would go if you had to leave your house and who YOU would be worried about in a disaster?
o How might you talk with that person about planning and getting prepared?
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COMMUNITY STRENGTH o Can you think about a time when you
experienced or heard about a community working together for a specific purpose?
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COMMUNITY STRENGTH o What happened?
o What brought people together?
o What worked well?
o How did it feel?
o What can we learn from those events?
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COMMUNITY RESILIENCE o Developing community
resilience benefits everyone
o Community resilience expands preparedness
o Community resilience is developed in everyday activities and relationships
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REDIPLAN o ‘Rediplan’ handout developed by Red Cross
o Use it as a guide to help you develop your own list for getting ready
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ONE THING?
o How will YOU use those skills, experiences and relationships to get ready for extreme weather or disasters?
o To close, can you please share with us all one thing you will do after this workshop to ‘Get Ready’?
