Rutherglen Community Emergency Management Planning

Thank you to all the community members and emergency services who attended the workshops and collaborated to create the draft Rutherglen Emergency Reference Map, and accompanying draft Rutherglen Community Emergency Management Plan.

The first drafts are under development will be posted here shortly for further feedback.

Provide Your Feedback

In addition to attending to providing direct feedback on the draft documents, you can:

• Use the mapping tool below to drop pins on both high risk areas and resources available to help the community in an emergency.
• Complete the survey
• Contribute to the Forum
• Provide feedback via email, or in-person by requesting a meeting with Kate on (03) 5728 8000

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

We have 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 final plan will highlight the key unique characteristics of Rutherglen in an emergency, provide planning pointers, identify sources of information and support, and be 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
• Metro Petroleum Rutherglen
• Shell Indigo Fuels Rutherglen
• 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.