Emergency management

Emergency management involves the plans, structures and arrangements which are established to bring together the normal endeavours of government, voluntary and private agencies in a comprehensive and coordinated way to deal with the whole spectrum of emergency needs, including prevention, response and recovery.
The City of Wodonga has emergency management responsibilities because they are the closest level of government to their communities and have access to specialised local knowledge about the environmental and demographic features of their districts. People also naturally seek help from their local council and emergency management agencies during emergencies and the recovery process.

Fire factsheet For more information about being prepared for fire season, please click the fact sheet below. More »

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Information on heat stress (available in large print and different languages) Heatwave information for summer More »

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Being prepared for storms StormSmart is proactive community engagement programme aimed at preparing 'at risk' communities for flood and storm events.Wodonga is a storm-prone area. Because of this, Wodonga Council has joined forces with the SES to raise the awareness of storms More »

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Council responsibilities Emergency management responsibilities of councils include ... More »

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Victorian Floods 2010-11 Recovery Progress Report THE Victorian Floods 2010-11 Recovery Progress Report showcases the enormous collaborative effort that has gone into repairing the physical and financial damage and emotional strain caused by the floods and storms that affected much of Victoria between More »

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Victorian Emergency Animal Welfare Plan THE Victorian Emergency Animal Welfare Plan is an important part of the government's response to the 2009 Bushfires Royal Commission which highlighted that improvements could be made in the co-ordination of emergency animal welfare to enhance public More »

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Neighbourhood Safer Places (NSPs) WODONGA Council has established three Neighbourhood Safer Places (NSPs), which provide residents in bushfire affected areas a place of last resort during a bushfire. NSPs were recommended as a result of the 2009 Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission. Wodonga's More »

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In case of emergency what do I do with my pets? When an emergency situation occurs we often wonder what to do for our pets. Attached are documents which will assist you as well as a doclink to the RSPCA website. More »

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CFA information The CFA has produced a number of documents to assist people to be prepared for fires. For more information, go to www.cfa.gov.au fire safety brochures. More »

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Preparing your animals for an emergency RSPCA Victoria has placed information on its website on caring for your animal in an emergency. Click here to go the RSPCA Victoria Be Prepared - Emergency Planning for Animals web page. More »

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Emergency services information in a number of languages now available Emergency services information in a number of languages More »

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