Rutherglen Community Emergency Management Planning

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Consultation has concluded

The Community Emergency Management Plan (CEMP), Emergency Reference Map and Essential Information are now closed for feedback. Thank you to all the community members and emergency services personnel who attended the workshops and collaborated online to create the reference map and essential information, and accompanying Rutherglen CEMP.

A community engagement program will roll out in 2025 to better help community members understand the documents and how to use them in their emergency planning.

What is an Emergency Reference Map and Community Emergency Management Plan?

We received funding from Emergency Recovery Victoria to support communities to recover from the 2022 floods, and to build resilience to respond to future events.

An Emergency Reference Map is a quick reference to key locations relevant to an emergency. It depicts a simplified map of Rutherglen, and some key services available. The back page contains information on keeping up to date and informed, and emergency contact numbers. A summary of important local knowledge makes the map unique to Rutherglen.

A Community Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) is a guide to help newcomers and locals alike to make the right decisions for them when planning for an emergency, responding to a hazard, and in recovery.

Importantly, this plan is not a guide to tell you where to go or what to do in an emergency. Your survival relies on good planning by you. The plan provides links to emergency planning, which must be done prior to an event. You can also access this information here. 

The plan highlights the key unique characteristics of Rutherglen in an emergency, provides planning pointers, identifies sources of information and support, and is a quick-reference guide for local key contacts, particularly for recovery.

The final documents will be made available at:

  • The Visitor Information Centre
  • Rutherglen Customer Service Centre and Library
  • Rutherglen Holiday Park
  • Council website

With a combination of local knowledge and official information, our community is better prepared to stay safe and keep connected in an emergency.

The Community Emergency Management Plan (CEMP), Emergency Reference Map and Essential Information are now closed for feedback. Thank you to all the community members and emergency services personnel who attended the workshops and collaborated online to create the reference map and essential information, and accompanying Rutherglen CEMP.

A community engagement program will roll out in 2025 to better help community members understand the documents and how to use them in their emergency planning.

What is an Emergency Reference Map and Community Emergency Management Plan?

We received funding from Emergency Recovery Victoria to support communities to recover from the 2022 floods, and to build resilience to respond to future events.

An Emergency Reference Map is a quick reference to key locations relevant to an emergency. It depicts a simplified map of Rutherglen, and some key services available. The back page contains information on keeping up to date and informed, and emergency contact numbers. A summary of important local knowledge makes the map unique to Rutherglen.

A Community Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) is a guide to help newcomers and locals alike to make the right decisions for them when planning for an emergency, responding to a hazard, and in recovery.

Importantly, this plan is not a guide to tell you where to go or what to do in an emergency. Your survival relies on good planning by you. The plan provides links to emergency planning, which must be done prior to an event. You can also access this information here. 

The plan highlights the key unique characteristics of Rutherglen in an emergency, provides planning pointers, identifies sources of information and support, and is a quick-reference guide for local key contacts, particularly for recovery.

The final documents will be made available at:

  • The Visitor Information Centre
  • Rutherglen Customer Service Centre and Library
  • Rutherglen Holiday Park
  • Council website

With a combination of local knowledge and official information, our community is better prepared to stay safe and keep connected in an emergency.

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  • Tell us about your town

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    We want to know about Rutherglen in an emergency. Posting below will allow you to have conversations with other people, and with us about the important issues you face.

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  • What road/s would you avoid in bad weather?

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  • What kind of emergencies do you worry most about in Rutherglen?

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