Section C Greater Dandenong Area Description MEMP Endorsed Electronic File: A4513135 ISSUE DATE: 06/03/2018 V4_0 C-1 This is a controlled document until printed; it is the responsibility of the owner/reader of this document to ensure that it is updated and the current version of this document. Municipal Emergency Management Plan Section C: Greater Dandenong Municipal Area Description Important Note: This section of the Greater Dandenong Municipal Emergency Management Plan must be read in partnership and in context of the complete Greater Dandenong Municipal Emergency Management Plan as endorsed by the Municipality Emergency Management Planning Committee. The reader of this document should have a sound knowledge of the Emergency Management practices and an understanding of the Victoria Emergency Principals through the Emergency Management Act 1986 and 2013. Emergency Management Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Resilience) Act 2014. Emergency Management (Control of Response Activities and Other Matters) Act 2015 and the Emergency Management Manual Victoria This document has been adopted by the members of the Greater Dandenong Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee as representatives and with authority of their agencies on the Date 27/02/2018 The signature below indicates this document has been approved for release under their delegation as Municipal Emergency Resource Officer Craig Cinquegrana MERO – Senior Officer Section C Greater Dandenong Area Description MEMP Endorsed Electronic File: A4513135 ISSUE DATE: 06/03/2018 V4_0 C-2 This is a controlled document until printed; it is the responsibility of the owner/reader of this document to ensure that it is updated and the current version of this document. TABLE OF CONTENTS C.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 4 C.2 DESCRIPTION OF MUNICIPALITY ................................................................................................................. 4 C.3 MUNICIPAL MAPS ....................................................................................................................................... 5 C.4 MUNICIPAL SUBURBS .................................................................................................................................. 9 C.5 COMMUNITY AND POPULATION .............................................................................................................. 23 C.6 VULNERABLE DEMOGRAPHICS ................................................................................................................. 25 C.7 VULNERABLE PERSON/S ............................................................................................................................ 26 C.8 INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................................................................................................... 28 C.8.1 Road Network ....................................................................................................................................... 28 C.8.2 Rail Network .......................................................................................................................................... 30 C.8.3 Drainage ................................................................................................................................................ 30 C.8.4 Industry ................................................................................................................................................. 32 C.8.5 Medical .................................................................................................................................................. 33 C.8.6 Major Hazard Facilities .......................................................................................................................... 33 C.8.7 Material Recycling and Landfill ............................................................................................................. 34 C.8.8 Agricultural Commodities ..................................................................................................................... 34 C.8.9 Bio Security Facilities (Quarantine) ....................................................................................................... 34 C.9 BUSH / GRASS FIRE .................................................................................................................................... 36 C.9.1 Fire Management .................................................................................................................................. 36 C.9.2 Fire Districts .......................................................................................................................................... 37 C.9.3 Bush Fire Royal Commission ................................................................................................................. 37 C.9.4 Bush Fire Zones ..................................................................................................................................... 38 C.9.5 Bush Fire Shelters .................................................................................................................................. 39 C.9.5.1 Neighbourhood Safer Places ................................................................................................................. 39 C.9.5.2 Bush Fire Refuge ................................................................................................................................... 40 C.10 EMERGENCY MARKERS ............................................................................................................................. 41 C.11 INSTITUIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 43 C.12 REFERENCE ................................................................................................................................................ 45 C.13 DOCUMENT REVIEW ................................................................................................................................. 46 Section C Greater Dandenong Area Description MEMP Endorsed Electronic File: A4513135 ISSUE DATE: 06/03/2018 V4_0 C-3 This is a controlled document until printed; it is the responsibility of the owner/reader of this document to ensure that it is updated and the current version of this document. C.1 INTRODUCTION This section of the MEMP outlines a description of the municipal area of Greater Dandenong to provide the reader with an understanding of the topography, infrastructure, demographic, economic and industry across the municipality. The information is provided as a summary of the municipal as well as to assist individuals, community, government agencies, support agencies, community groups, industry and councils to consider these as part of their own resilience building, emergency management and business continuity planning. The reader is encouraged to undertake their own research on a regular basis, understand their own risk as current and future development occurs across the municipality. C.2 DESCRIPTION OF MUNICIPALITY The Greater Dandenong municipality encompasses an area of 129 square kilometres in Melbourne’s south-east, approximately 24 km from the Victorian capital central business district. It is bounded by Police Road in the north, Dandenong Creek and South Gippsland Freeway to the east, Thompson Road in the south, and by Westall and Springvale Roads to the west. The northern and central areas of the municipality various with light to medium density dwellings and manufacturing, industry and pastoral land located in the south. The southern areas of the municipality is experiencing building growth with land for residential zoning in the south west of the municipality and medium to large manufacturing and distribution centres in the south east of the municipality. The Greater Dandenong municipality’s topography varies from the northern area being gradual terrain reaching a peak of 94 metres above sea level, to the southern area being flat and low with a low point being 1.5 metres above sea level. During heavy rain fall flood will occur across the municipality due to this topography. An estimated 159,000 people resided in the Greater Dandenong municipality in 2017, being an increase of residents by 27,000 during the past two decades. With the opening of new residential land and using the 2.4% increase for Victoria’s current population growth Greater Dandenong municipality’s population can be forecasted to rise by approximately 38,000 to 197,000 in the decade to 2027. Section C Greater Dandenong Area Description MEMP Endorsed Electronic File: A4513135 ISSUE DATE: 06/03/2018 V4_0 C-4 This is a controlled document until printed; it is the responsibility of the owner/reader of this document to ensure that it is updated and the current version of this document. C.3 MUNICIPAL MAPS The following images provide an overview of the Greater Dandenong municipality and are provided as a guide only. Aerial Map November 2017 Section C Greater Dandenong Area Description MEMP Endorsed Electronic File: A4513135 ISSUE DATE: 06/03/2018 V4_0 C-5 This is a controlled document until printed; it is the responsibility of the owner/reader of this document to ensure that it is updated and the current version of this document. Aerial map with major roads November 2017 Section