Emergency Management

Every year, Australian communities face devastating losses caused by disasters, such as bushfires, floods, storms and other hazards. Building a disaster resilient community is a priority for the safety and wellbeing of the Mount Alexander community.

Individuals, families, businesses, communities, and governments all have a role to play in being prepared for emergencies.

This section of our website provides information to help you prepare for, and recover from, emergencies. There’s also information about our role in the event of an emergency and links to other useful sources of information.

Be prepared and stay aware of the latest fire danger ratings.

Click here to view this week's summer safety video from Craig Lapsley, Emergency Management Commissioner (2 February 2015).

Summer weather conditions can cause power outages. The Guide to Power Outages brochure has some simple things you can do at home to prepare for and be safe in an event of a power outage.

Consider your need for back-up power if you are highly reliant on electricity. Remember power outages can also affect phones, radios and water pumps.

* Have a battery-powered radio and spare batteries or a wind-up radio available to hear any alerts and warnings
* Have a landline with a card, a fully charged mobile phone as a backup and a spare battery
* Have a non-electric pump that can be operated from an alternative water supply such as a swimming pool, concrete or metal tank or dam
* If you have special needs contact your electricity retail company

Council has an on-going responsibility for the wellbeing of the community and plays an important role in supporting emergency management.

Each council must have a Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee that includes representatives of the council, response agencies (such as Victoria Police), recovery agencies (such as the Department of Human Services), and local community groups involved in emergency management issues.

This committee oversees the development and maintenance of a Municipal Emergency Management Plan (MEMP) that outlines the strategies for how we will prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies within the shire. Click here to view a copy of the plan.

Click here to view the Municipal Fire Management Plan , and scroll down.

To find out the latest information regarding the floods of February 2012, and the associated infrastructure repairs and road works, click here.