Our Role

To prepare for emergencies:    

• An East Gippsland Municipal Emergency Management Plan Dec 2025 has been developed with agencies, this plan identifies the roles and responsibilities and the risks and hazards for East Gippsland
• We endorse legislative regulations such as health, fire prevention, building and planning inspections and permits
• We maintain our assets such as roads, drains, parks and community buildings
• We work with emergency services, government agencies, local community organisations and our neighbouring councils to increase our capacity to support the community before, during and after an emergency.  

  
During and after an emergency:   

• We support agencies such as Victoria Police, Country Fire Authority, State Emergency Service and Forest Fire Management Victoria in responding to emergencies
• We provide the community with warnings and information issued by agencies through our media channels
• If requested by the Incident Controller we will set up an emergency relief centre to provide shelter, food, information and support services
• We link local agencies with communities in need of assistance.  

After an emergency:  

• We work with agencies and communities to assist with recovering from an emergency
• We provide information from agencies to assist with recovery from an emergency.