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Connected Communities across the Omeo region in Victoria

 

KEY information
4-month project
completion November 2024

stakeholders
Six regional hubs across
the Omeo region in Victoria

Putting focus on bridging and linking social capital ties

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Resilient Ready is collaborating with the Omeo Region Community Recovery Association (ORCRA) to run a bespoke project to map social capital across six hubs in the region.

Hub communities include:

  • Anglers Rest
  • Benambra
  • Ensay/Ensay North
  • Omeo
  • Swifts Creek
  • Tambo Crossing

Surrounding communities are invited to participate through their nearest hub listed above.

This 4-month project will put focus on building local understanding and acceptance of the important role social capital (people connections) and social infrastructure (places where people connect) plays in building community preparedness to unexpected events.

I can't wait to connect with the community members across Omeo to talk about the value of social capital.

Fiona Jago
Lived Experience Facilitator

Project outputs and thanks to our funders

This project will include:

  1. Desktop research of bridging and linking social ties examples
  2. Measurement of bridging and linking ties in 6 hubs
  3. Measurement of bridging ties across the 6 hubs in the region
  4. Development of a roadmap to foster stronger bridging and linking ties
  5. Online presentation by Professor Daniel Aldrich

This project is funded by the Omeo Region Community Recovery Association (ORCRA).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the background to this project?

The Omeo Region Community Recovery Association (ORCRA) has taken a strategic approach to understanding community perspectives about bushfire recovery and what is required to generate increased levels of resilience in the Omeo region in Victoria.

A survey of community members identified seven priority areas of combined concern leading to the

  • Omeo Region Disaster Resilience Plan; and
  • Local Community Emergency Management Plans for seven townships

While this work informs Emergency Management planning, resourcing and flow of information, the communities asked how they can be better prepared using the plan in a more detailed way.

Recent public meetings found that some gaps in knowledge, resources, preparedness, management and recovery from the fires can stem from the relationship between people and organisations, including between community members and external agencies.

ORCRA has identified a critical next stage in its Resilience Plan enhancement by putting focus on understanding:

  • bridging ties within six community hubs and between hubs in the region; and
  • linking ties between community people and those from external services

Visit our social capital page for more information on bridging and linking social ties.

What are the key project activities?

This project will include:

  • Desktop research of bridging and linking social ties examples
  • Measurement of bridging and linking ties in 6 hubs
  • Measurement of bridging ties across the 6 hubs in the region
  • Development of a roadmap to foster stronger bridging and linking ties
  • Online presentation by Professor Daniel Aldrich
Who will benefit from this project?

This project will bring multiple benefits to community members across the Omeo region in Victoria including:

  • Examples from other communities on how to build and strengthen bridging and linking social ties
  • A greater focus on the value of bridging social ties being connections between people different to us and opportunities on how to strengthen these connections within communities and across the region
  • Discussions around linking social ties and a measurement to support a future pathway to strengthen these ties between community members and those in authority such as from external agencies

This project will benefit the Omeo community aligned to Professor Daniel Aldrich’s global research which notes – “Connected communities are more resilient than affluent communities.”

 

How is the project funded?

This project is funded by the Omeo Region Community Recovery Association (ORCRA).

Who is delivering this project?

This project will be delivered by the Resilient Ready team including CEO Renae Hanvin and lived experience facilitator, Fiona Jago.

Professor Daniel Aldrich will provide input to the project and deliver an online session for the Omeo region community.

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