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Gippsland Regional Emergency Management Plan Gippsland Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee Gippsland Regional Emergency Management Plan Page 1 of 45 Version 1.0 (18 November 2020) Acknowledgement of Country The Gippsland Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet and pays respect to the Elders, past and present and emerging and is committed to working with Aboriginal People to achieve a shared vision for a safer and more resilient community. This plan has been prepared by the Gippsland Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee and is approved by the Emergency Management Commissioner. ISBN 978-1-922262-44-8 Gippsland Regional Emergency Management Plan Page 2 of 45 Version 1.0 (18 November 2020) Table of contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 Purpose .............................................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Objective ............................................................................................................................................. 4 1.3 Scope ................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.4 Authority ............................................................................................................................................. 5 1.5 Administration ..................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Regional Context and Risk Profile ............................................................................................. 7 2.1 Regional Context ................................................................................................................................ 7 2.2 Risk profile .......................................................................................................................................... 8 2.3 Regional Operability ........................................................................................................................... 8 2.4 Significant historic emergencies in the region .................................................................................... 9 3. This Plan ..................................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Sub-plans and complementary plans ............................................................................................... 10 3.2 Planning Process ............................................................................................................................. 11 3.3 Planning Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 12 3.4 Indicative three-year planning horizon ............................................................................................. 12 3.5 REMPC Governance Structure ........................................................................................................ 13 4. Emergency Management Phases ............................................................................................. 14 4.1 Mitigation .......................................................................................................................................... 14 4.2 Preparedness ................................................................................................................................... 15 4.3 Response ......................................................................................................................................... 16 4.4 Recovery arrangements ................................................................................................................... 17 5. Evaluation and continuous improvement ............................................................................... 20 6. Roles and responsibilities ......................................................................................................... 22 7. Restricted operational information .......................................................................................... 23 Document information ........................................................................................................................... 24 Attachment A: Plan Hierarchy .............................................................................................................. 26 Attachment B: Emergency management regions ............................................................................... 28 Attachment C: Emergency Management Plan Statement of Assurance for this Plan .................... 30 Attachment D: Cross-border considerations ...................................................................................... 31 Attachment E: Significant historic emergencies in Gippsland ......................................................... 34 Attachment F: Regional Risk Assessment .......................................................................................... 39 Attachment G: Regional and Incident Control Centres ..................................................................... 43 Attachment H: Emergency Management Agency Roles and Responsibilities ................................ 44 Attachment I: Municipal Emergency Management Plan approval schedule ................................... 45 Gippsland Regional Emergency Management Plan Page 3 of 45 Version 1.0 (18 November 2020) 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose The EM Act 2013 requires each REMPC to develop and maintain a comprehensive emergency management plan (Plan) for the region that seeks to reduce • the likelihood of emergencies; • the effect of emergencies on communities; and • the consequences of emergencies for communities. 1.2 Objective This Plan documents the agreed emergency management arrangements for mitigation, response and recovery; and defines the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders at the regional level. It supports efficiency and effectiveness on a platform of shared responsibility and interoperability to deliver community centred outcomes. The Plan seeks to build safer and more resilient communities through dynamic engagement and connectedness with the individuals, groups and broader society that makes up the Gippsland region. It ensures a coordinated and integrated approach with a focus on community involvement in planning in line with the ‘all communities – all emergencies’ approach to emergency management. 1.3 Scope 1.3.1 Context This plan supports holistic and coordinated emergency management arrangements within the region. It is consistent with and contextualises the State Emergency Management Plan (SEMP). The REMP is a subordinate plan to the SEMP. In addition to the SEMP, this Plan considers the municipal emergency management plans (MEMPs) within the region and region-specific issues and opportunities (including cross- border emergencies and consequences) that exist. This Plan is not an aggregation of MEMPs within the region but instead addresses and capitalises on opportunities that exist to enhance emergency management planning outcomes and sustain or improve capability and capacity within the region. It is important to note that Mt Baw Baw sits within the geographical region of Gippsland and operational responsibilities are supported through the Gippsland region. The Southern Alpine Resort Management Board is the relevant preparer of their Emergency Management Plan which includes Mt Baw Baw and this plan sits within the remit of the Hume REMPC. To the extent possible this plan does not conflict with or duplicate other in-force emergency management plans that exist. Figure 1 outlines this Plan’s hierarchy. This Plan should be read in conjunction with the SEMP and any other identified plans listed in Attachment A. Gippsland Regional Emergency Management Plan Page 4 of 45 Version 1.0 (18 November 2020) Municipal Community Regional State Emergency Emergency Emergency Emergency Management Plan Management Plans Management Plans Management Plan within the region (optional) identified in Bass Coast Shire MEMP where relevant identified in Baw Baw Shire MEMP where relevant Gippsland Regional identified in State Emergency East Emergency MEMP where Management Gippsland Shire Management relevant Plan Plan - including sub- (this Plan) identified in plans Latrobe City MEMP where - including sub- relevant plans identified in South MEMP where Gippsland Shire relevant identified in Wellington Shire MEMP where relevant Figure 1: Plan hierarchy 1.4 Authority In 2020, the Emergency Management Act 2013 (EM Act 2013) was amended to provide for new integrated arrangements for emergency management planning in Victoria at the State, regional and municipal levels; and create an obligation for a Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee (REMPC) to be established in each of the eight emergency management regions of Victoria. Each REMPC is a multi-agency collaboration group whose members bring organisation, industry or personal expertise to the task of emergency management planning for the region. Gippsland is declared as a region by the Governor in Council for the purposes of emergency management planning, pursuant to section 77A of the