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BCR Toolkit: Disaster Ready Great Ocean Road
KEY information
Co-designed project
15 weeks project – June to November 2023, extended to November 2024
stakeholders
Local businesses that connect with visitors
government funders
Helping businesses from tourism communities get disaster ready
Resilient Ready was excited to collaborate with the CFA, VICSES and Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR) to deliver a FREE program to build resilient business communities across Victoria’s Great Ocean Road region.
Co-designed with a regional consultative group, this innovative solution was tailored to building localised resilience in all businesses and organisations that connect with visitors.
Benefits included:
- Create your personalised business resilience toolkit
- Upskill with 15 x 5 minute e-learning modules
- Watch videos of local business people sharing their disaster stories
- Build regional connections with other people in business experiencing similar challenges to you
Download the flyer to find out more.
Join us to take small steps to get you, your business community and visitors ready for future disasters.
Renae Hanvin
CEO + Founder
About the project
10 micro-learning modules were released weekly over 15 weeks from June to November 2023. The program was extended for another year and closed on 30 November 2024.
All modules were released and pre-recorded webinars were also included in the Toolkit.
Funders
The Disaster Ready Great Ocean Road project was a collaboration between Resilient Ready, the CFA, VICSES and Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR).
Produced with funding provided by the Australian Government in partnership with the States and Territories under the National Partnership Agreement for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Frequently asked questions
The Disaster Ready Great Ocean Road program was a tailored version of Resilient Ready’s innovative Business Community Resilience (BCR) Toolkit. The BCR Toolkit program builds regional connections and helps businesses to make small changes that have a big impact.
Running from June until November 2023, and further extension to November 2024, the Disaster Ready Phillip Island + Bass Coast program supported many businesses across the region to build their resilience through 15 resilience-themed micro-learning modules. All modules focused on a locally-relevant topic and take 5-10 minutes to complete. Modules included two simple yes/no questions, a local business case study and easy-to-understand worksheets and tools.
Throughout 2023 & 2024, the Toolkit was a huge benefit to participating businesses.
Program outcomes included:
- Safer tourists and tourism operators
- Increased knowledge across the business community
- Positive behaviour changes resulting in better business
- Data to identify local business community vulnerabilities
The Disaster Ready Great Ocean Road program was FREE for all Great Ocean Road business owners, operators and employees in these Local Government Areas:
- Surf Coast
- Colac Otway
- Corangamite
- Moyne
- Warrnambool
- Glenelg
The program was targeted at businesses within the region with a direct connection to visitors.
The Disaster Ready Great Ocean Road project was produced with funding provided by the Australian Government in partnership with the States and Territories under the National Partnership Agreement for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The Disaster Ready Great Ocean Road project was a collaboration between Resilient Ready, the CFA, VICSES and Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR).
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