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Newsletter 49
26 April 2017
IN THIS EDITION:
Blackwood Exercise
Phoenix Project Update & Call for
Recommendations
Media
Upcoming Events
April BBQ Wrap Up
Upcoming Rob Pelletier Garden Visit
Family Footy Trip 13 May
Art Project Day Terrarium Building and
Block Printing
Managing Spontaneous Volunteers
Training
Moorabool Recovery—Scotsburn Fire
BLACKWOOD EXERCISE
On Sunday 26 March, Scotsburn
resident Janie Power was invited to
speak about her experiences at the
Blackwood Community Emergency
Planning Scenario Exercise. Janie
captivated residents and gave an in
depth account of what it is like to
experience a bush fire first hand and
how this continues to impact her
recovery today. Janie’s
account of her fire plan and the
involvement of her family was an
interesting topic that was well received
by her audience– well done Janie!
PHOENIX PROJECT UPDATE
The initial phase of the project is now
complete with the establishment of a Steering
Committee and project approvals panel to oversee
the project and ensure the funds are spent
efficiently and transparently. Leigh Catchment
Group (LCG) Officers are now in the process of
contacting Landowners who returned an expression
of interest to conduct site assessments and start
formulating a project plan. This process will take
time with so many properties within the project area,
but all interested landowners will be contacted. The
LCG would like to thank you for your enthusiasm
and patience with the process.
PHOENIX PROJECT CALL
FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The Phoenix Project Steering Committee would like to know if there is anyone within the region who would like to be contacted about providing services for the Phoenix Project or if locals have any good recommendations for the following services:
Fencing
Pest Animal Control
Weed spraying
For further information please call Jane Bevelander, Environmental Project Officer on 0426 873 202 or email [email protected]
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Date Event Time Location
29 April Rob Pelletier Garden Bus Trip 8am Scotsburn Hall
13 May Family Footy Trip 4:30pm-11:45pm Melbourne Cricket Ground
21 May Art Project Day 9am-12pm Scotsburn Hall
3 June Clarendon Bonfire (weather
permitting)
4:00pm Clarendon Recreation Reserve
Moorabool Shire Council
Recovery Phone Number —0400 324 551 Principal Office: 15 Stead Street, Ballan Telephone (03) 5366 7100 Postal Address: PO Box 18, Ballan VIC 3342 Email: [email protected]
@mooraboolshire Moorabool Shire Council
Darley Civic & Community Hub:
182 Halletts Way, Darley
Lerderderg Library:
215 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh
Website: www.moorabool.vic.gov.au
UPCOMING EVENTS
MEDIA
The following article was published in The Miner on 20 April after a visit to the recent BBQ by journalist Russell Luckock.
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APRIL BBQ WRAP UP
On Friday 7 April over 60 residents enjoyed a BBQ dinner followed by an Easter
Egg Hunt and a visit from the Easter Bunny himself! The torches came out for
the egg hunt with many of the kids filling up jumpers with Easter Eggs as a mis-
chievous Easter Bunny threw more eggs over the participants.
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Garden Visit
Our final Garden Visit takes us to Beaufort to visit renowned gardener Rob Pelletier’s property. He will demonstrate fire pre-
vention measures he and his wife Kate have implemented on their property.
Saturday 29th of April 2017
Bus departing the Scotsburn Hall 8:00am,
& returning 2:00pm (approx.) Free Event.
Morning tea and Lunch provided
This event is hosted by the Scotsburn Fire Community Recovery Committee. Everyone from the community is welcome to attend this event. The property inspection gives you the opportunity learn:
Plant selection to mitigate fire risk
Measures they’ve implemented to protect Infrastruc-ture
Tour of orchard & pear garden Inspection of on ground firefighting/defence measures
Their fire plan Opportunities to ask questions
Possible improvement measures Interactive recap of properties visited
Rob Pelletier is a qualified horticulturist and has had extensive experience in civil and landscape con-struction, garden maintenance and fruit tree propagation. He is also well known to gardeners with over 35 years in horticultural media including radio, national television and writing for magazines and newspapers. For the last 15 years he has operated a successful nursery selling traditional varie-ties of fruit trees nationwide. The business is called Heritage Fruit Trees.
RSVP is essential as we don’t want to leave anyone behind on the tour. If you are in-terested in attending this event, please RSVP to Fire Recovery Coordinator, Michelle Rich-ards on 0419 932 751 or email [email protected]
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SCOTSBURN FIRE RECOVERY
FAMILY FOOTY TRIP
Community members are invited to attend the FAMILY FOOTY TRIP to the Melbourne Cricket Ground to witness the Geelong
Cats take on the Essendon Bombers!
Round 8 - 13 May 2017
The bus will depart from the Scotsburn Hall Saturday 13 May at 4:30pm, returning at approximately 11:45pm. Includes game entry
and travel. BYO dinner. RSVP ESSENTIAL.
Contact- Michelle on 0419 932 751 or
[email protected] to reserve your place today!
GET IN FAST– ONLY 50 TICKETS AVAILABLE– FIRST IN BEST DRESSED!
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SCOTSBURN FIRE RECOVERY
ART PROJECT
Community members are invited to attend FREE workshops
Terrarium Building & Block Printing
Sunday 21 May 2017 Scotsburn Community Hall
9:00AM-12:00PM
This is a FREE event open to ALL ages and community members. Friends welcome.
RSVP to Donna on 0408 687 678 by Friday 19 May.
MORNING TEA PROVIDED
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Disasters have enormous social and economic impacts on communities.
People who put their hands up and spontaneously volunteer when a disaster hits can be a great help with relief and re-
covery efforts. However, if not well managed, even the best-intentioned efforts can overwhelm communities and local
organisations, and unintentionally add to their stress and burden.
Could you or a volunteer manager or coordinator you know help har-ness the power of spontaneous emergency volunteers in disaster re-covery? Volunteering Victoria’s HelpOUT Service, including the Managers of Spontaneous Emergency Volunteers (MSEV) program is
continuing to rollout statewide. The MSEV Program trains, supports, deploys and debriefs a volunteer workforce of skilled
volunteer managers to harness the power of spontaneous emergency volunteers during relief and recovery activities
Undertaking the MSEV Program, participants will build their understanding of:
the emergency management structure and arrangements in Victoria
what it is like to manage and support spontaneous volunteers in an emergency
context
the disruptive impact of an emergency
the changed emotional state of people in affected communities
the political and media environment and its impact on relief and recovery efforts.
Attending a training session is an essential part of the preparation and selection process for becoming a Manager of Sponta-
neous Emergency Volunteers. Please note this is a volunteer role.
We now invite registrations for our next training sessions in Ballarat and Bendigo
Ballarat Town Hall Bendigo City Council
Wednesday 31 May
9:00am– 3:30pm
https://tinyurl.com/lkppoee
R egistrations
now open
See below for details
An invitation to join an elite
v olunteer workforce
Need more information?
Visit www.volunteeringvictoria.org.au/emergency-volunteering/managers-of-spontaneous-emergency-volunteers/
Or call Alison Duff, MSEV Project Coordinator on 03 5221 1377, Monday to Friday 9am– 5pm or email [email protected]
MSEV training is developed and delivered in collaboration with Australian Red Cross.
Volunteering Victoria acknowledges the support of the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments through the Natural Disaster Resilience Grants Scheme.
Thursday 8 June
9:00am– 3:30pm
https://tinyurl.com/lf7a8tl