Supporting safer, more resilient communities

How we identified and engaged with vulnerable communities

Opportunity

Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) sought a stakeholder-led approach in developing a new state-wide fire management strategy to support future sustainability of the fire management system.

Resilient Ready founder Renae Hanvin was engaged to support the Victorian Fire Management Strategy (VFMS) team develop a future-looking approach to guide all Victorian government, agencies, business, industry and communities towards an outlook with no harmful fires.

The strategy would outline EMV’s vision of building safer and more resilient communities through an effective and sustainable fire management system.

Consequence-led stakeholder mapping helped put people at the forefront of fire management planning.

Tania Tolliday
Former Senior Officer Risk & Planning at Emergency Management Victoria

Consultation wasn’t limited to the traditional stakeholders

Outcomes

A multi-stakeholder map was developed to identify traditional and new stakeholder groups.

All types of directly and indirectly impacted stakeholders were invited to contribute to a state-wide Discussion Paper posted on Engage Victoria, written by Resilient Ready founder Renae Hanvin and the VFMS team.

Additional consultations took place with vulnerable groups and priority associations with all feedback contributing toward the development of the Victorian Fire Management Strategy.

Regular presentations were made to the VFMS Project Control Board consisting of 11 members, representing both the bush and built environments.