I was Deputy Strike Team Leader for Strike Team 0703 deployed to Gippsland one year ago today.
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Two years on
Two years ago today at approximately 9pm the communities of Gazette and Garvoc were devastated by fires. The fires ripped through their farms at night and destroyed homes, livestock, fences and pastures. The Garvoc fire devastated communities that had been previously impacted during Ash Wednesday in 1983, with some community losing their homes for a second time.
Slow down – speed kills
I’m concerned with the language being used to describe recovery. I keep seeing words such as “Turbo charge recovery”, “Fast track operations around recovery” we need to “See action on the ground” and “Help recovery happen swiftly”. Continue reading “Slow down – speed kills”
Recovery – my journey
Recovery is a long, slow, and most often a painful and emotional journey for all involved. It’s a journey that you hadn’t planned nor wanted, one minute you are going about your regular routine and then all of a sudden your world is turned upside down and you’re not actually sure which way is up anymore. Somehow, amongst the turmoil and distress, you tell yourself that you have to keep going and you pull yourself together, you repeatedly tell yourself you will be right, and there are a lot more people that have been affected so much more than you have, there are people that need you now, more than ever before.
Community led recovery? Absolutely!
As fire grounds around Australia transition to recovery, Recovery Managers it is your time to lead. Being a Recovery Manager is one of the hardest but most rewarding jobs you will ever do. But what does recovery look like in 2020? And can there truly be community led recovery?
The Six C's 