Brophy Family and Youth Services
Education
A collaborative response to youth disengagement in regional Victoria
ProjectBuilding economic and social resilience to bushfire in nature-based tourism communities in regional Victoria
Amount$29,030
Date2016
ProgramOther Past Programs
TRUST OBJECTIVES | PROJECT OBJECTIVES |
---|---|
This grant was approved under our previous grants policy (Jan 2014 – March 2017) | |
Rural and regional Victoria | Assist small, rural, remote and tourism-reliant communities to improve visitor communications for better bushfire preparedness and emergency response, and enhance their resilience to future bushfire risk |
Building organisational capacity | Build the capacity of regional tourism communities, tourism operators, and event organisers in visitor communications to improve risk management |
Collaboration and partnership | Harrietville Community Forum, Alpine Shire Council, North East Tourism, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Emergency Management Victoria, and Country Fire Authority |
Developing effective visitor communications about bushfire risk for small, regional, tourism-reliant communities
First-time visitors, international visitors and those who stay in holiday homes without immediate access to information or local knowledge are particularly at risk to bushfire, yet are commonly overlooked in communication planning processes when it comes to fire preparedness and the aftermath. The aim of this project was to develop a good practice guide for visitor communications before, during and after bushfires, particularly for small, tourism-dependent destinations that are vulnerable to the economic impact of fire.
The project compared the experiences of two communities recently impacted by fire: Harrietville in 2013 and Wye River in 2015. The resulting guide highlights the important role played by the tourism sector as an interface between emergency services and visitors before, during and after a bushfire, as well identifying what worked, what didn’t and what needs to be developed for the future. It is intended to inform the bushfire-preparedness strategies of similar small destinations according to their specific conditions and circumstances.
Snapshot:
"Following the bushfires in 2013, Harrietville basically had no income for three months of the year. It is vital that visitors are informed accurately before, during and after bushfire disasters such as affected Harrietville and, more recently, Wye River.” Joanne Pyke, VU Senior Research Fellow
Education
A collaborative response to youth disengagement in regional Victoria
Community
Supporting the long term recovery of bushfire affected communities in Rural and Regional Victoria
Past Programs | Arts and Culture
Enabling artists to rebuild after natural disaster
Past Programs | Environment
Protecting endangered species and habitats across South Gippsland
Past Programs | Health
Building organisational capacity to enable sustainable growth
Our grants matrix is a graphical representation of our matched objectives. Each column of circles represents one of the funding criteria, and the colour coded central row represents the program that funding was received in.
Use the interactive example below to see whether your project ticks at least 3 of the 5 objectives.