Upper Murray Community Recovery Weekly Recovery Update - 11 February 2021

Community Recovery Committees discuss opportunities to work together Community Recovery Committee chairs met for dinner at the Courthouse Hotel in last week to connect with each other and identify opportunities to collaborate. They shared their accomplishments to date, their priorities and focus, and also highlighted the recovery challenges their communities were facing. Conversations are also happening around events or activities to acknowledge the 12-month anniversary of the bushfires. STANDING: Dominic Sandilands (Upper Murray CRC), David Braniff (Thowgla CRC), Tania Costello ( CRC), Nicole Martin (Lucyvale/ CRC), Peter Williams (Deloitte) FRONT: Jenelle Williamson (Manager Recovery, Towong Shire Council), Cathy Ross (Corryong CRC chair), Sheril Wilson (Corryong CRC), Faith Damm ( CRC), Janice Newnham (Walwa CRC) Time to talk about fires Your chance to give to support communities • Walwa – Monday 1 March, to the Corryong Central feedback to IGEM Inquiry before, during and after 6-8pm at Upper Business District (CBD). Residents are encouraged emergencies. Cottages, 8680 Murray River Council would like to hear to give feedback into Phase Your experiences and Rd, RSVP 26 February what changes you would like 2 of the IGEM Inquiry into feedback will also help the • Corryong – Tuesday 2 to see included in any future the 2019-20 Victorian Fire Inquiry understand if relief March, 10am-12noon at upgrades. Season. and recovery arrangements Upper Murray Events Centre, Your feedback and ideas will Inspector-General for in place are working or how Corryong Recreation Reserve, be used to inform a draft Emergency Management, they need to change. RSVP 26 February design plan to submit with Tony Pearce will host You can also share your • Biggara – Wednesday 10 a funding application. If the community meetings in views with the Inquiry by March, 11am-2pm (lunch application is successful, Walwa, Corryong and requesting a telephone available) at Biggara Hall, 1476 community members will Biggara. interview by calling 0409 249 Upper Murray Rd, RSVP 5 again have the chance to Meetings in other valleys 054. March. provide feedback and help and communities are being Email a submission to igem@ • RSVP for catering and COVID finalise the plans. finalised with details to be igem.vic.gov.au or mail your planning to www.igem.vic.gov. Share your ideas by taking advertised when available. submission to Inspector- au or 03 8684 7900. the survey at www. towong. Your views will help identify General for Emergency Corryong CBD revitilisation vic.gov.au/survey, or visit the Customer Service Centre in improvements in emergency Management, GPO Box 4356, Council is seeking to apply Corryong, or call 1300 365 management arrangements , VIC 3001. for funding to make upgrades 222. Upper Murray Community Recovery Hub Bushfire Recovery Call: 1800 518 222 Call: 1800 560 760 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Visit: Cnr Donaldson Street and Towong Road, Corryong