18 Contribute to flood warning services in partnership with other agencies in line with flood risk severity and community support. Community information and warnings 19 Advocate for its community's emergency management and priorities. Identified practice of one or more councils Building community resilience 20 Gather knowledge about local assets, values and support systems (including its community’s history and values), to inform risk management planning. Identified practice of one or more councils Building community resilience 21 Support the development and delivery of emergency management training for council staff involved in activities before, during and after emergencies. Identified practice of one or more councils Planning 22 Establish agreements, partnerships and systems with councils to support surge requirements during emergencies including to: share intelligence and information exchange staff and other resources to maintain capacity align activities with business continuity plans. Identified practice of one or more councils Planning 23 Work with sector partners to integrate intelligence- and information-sharing systems, tools and networks of trained personnel (such as by using Emergency Management Common Operating Picture [EM-COP]) to deliver intelligence requirements and contribute to information-sharing forums, portals and committees. Identified practice of one or more councils Intelligence and 24 Identify standards for the clean-up and recovery of council-managed assets. Identified practice of one or more councils Planning 25 Encourage and support the community to engage with emergency management agencies to participate in emergency management awareness programs, so people understand their responsibilities and can better prepare for, respond to and recover from an emergency. Identified practice of one or more councils Building community resilience Emergency management responsibilities & activities – during an emergency Table 4: Councils' emergency management responsibilities & activities during an emergency No. Council responsibility /activity Source Victorian Preparedness
33 Coordinate secondary impact assessment, including the collection of information the scale and characteristics of the impact on the social, economic, built and natural environments. Impact assessment 34 Coordinate community requests for local relief and recovery assistance including assistance with equipment, food, clothing, accommodation and health needs. Identified practice of one or more councils Operational Management 35 Support DHHS with the dissemination of information about emergency financial assistance. Identified practice of one or more councils Relief assistance 36 Support agencies, requested, with the dissemination of warnings to the community through council's communication channels and local networks. Identified practice of one or more councils Community information and warnings 37 Where the council is the land manager, determine in consultation with relevant agencies whether to close areas (such as beaches) that could or have been impacted by an emergency, and erect signage and fences as required. Identified practice of one or more councils Operational management 38 Support agencies to use relevant council data and intelligence to inform relief and recovery requirements including verifying the loss of assets. Identified practice of one or more councils Impact assessment 39 Support emergency management teams by making information about local community assets, values, support systems and history available for during emergencies. Identified practice of one or more councils Intelligence and Emergency management responsibilities & activities – after an emergency Table 5: Councils' emergency management responsibilities & activities after an emergency No. Council responsibility / activity Source Victorian Preparedness Goal core capability 40 Lead the management of environmental health issues at the local level (including food safety, waste and waste water management, infection control, air quality, drinking water quality, vermin and vector control), coordinating with relevant agencies. , , Operational management 41 Participate in the transition from response to recovery. Where council is determined to be the appropriate recovery coordinator, ensure readiness Planning
72 Where council is a planning authority, prepare a municipal strategic statement with strategic planning, land use and development objectives for the municipality and related strategies and actions. Before Planning 73 council is a planning authority, provide sound, strategic and coordinated planning of the use and development of land in its area. Before Planning 74 Where council is a road authority, ensure a safe, efficient network of roads is maintained, taking into account obligations under the Victoria Planning Provisions for managing roadside vegetation. , Before Planning 75 a council manages an airport: establish and maintain an aerodrome emergency committee conduct an emergency exercise at least every two years, assessing the response to any actual emergency response. Before Planning 76 Where a council manages a local port, prepare and implement a safety management plan and an environmental management plan for the port or part of the port the council manages. Before Planning 77 Where a council operates a mine or quarry, ensure the site remains safe and stable. Before Planning 78 Seek to protect, improve and promote public health and wellbeing within the municipal district including by preparing a municipal public health and wellbeing plan. , Before, during & after Planning 79 Develop and implement public health policies and programs. Before, during & after Planning 80 Appoint a person to be the municipal fire prevention officer. , Before Fire & 81 (For a council wholly or partly within the country area of Victoria) at the direction of the municipal emergency management planning committee and on for the definition of 'country area of Victoria' Before & during Fire &