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The Road from Disaster Impact to Recovery

The Road from Disaster Impact to Recovery. Headwinds and. Boulders. The afternoon of October 17 in the Lower Blue Mountains. Residential dwellings destroyed (193) Residential dwellings damaged (110) Damage to grounds and outbuildings (200). In the Upper Blue Mountains.

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The Road from Disaster Impact to Recovery

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  1. The Road from Disaster Impact to Recovery

  2. Headwinds and Boulders

  3. The afternoon of October 17 in the Lower Blue Mountains • Residential dwellings destroyed (193) • Residential dwellings damaged (110) • Damage to grounds and outbuildings (200)

  4. In the Upper Blue Mountains • Residential dwellings destroyed (10) • Residential dwellings damaged (2) • Damage to grounds and outbuildings (30)

  5. It takes a lot longer to dry out than get wet • Major impact duration in the Lower Blue Mountains between 7 and 8 hours • Estimated duration of major recovery activities 105 days • Estimated time before substantial rebuilding takes place 6 to 12 months • Estimated time to clear all home sites from date of impact 3.5 months

  6. The psychological effect • The “We survived” syndrome • Recognition of the gravity of loss • The “Where to Now” syndrome • The “Guilt” syndrome • The “Why was this allowed to happen” syndrome

  7. Scale and Magnitude of the Recovery Operation • Up to 1000 people displaced • Loss of all personal possessions • 160 + asbestos contaminated sites • Loss of personal transport • Social disruption • Loss of personal communication devices (ipads, mobile phones and internet devices) • Immediate decrease of 50% of tourists visiting the region

  8. Government and NGO’s to the rescue • State and Federal welfare relief • ATO • Centrelink • Fair Trading • Legal Aid • Housing • Counselling • MPES • Salvation Army • Lions • Rotary • Water and Utilities • RSPCA • Police • ADF • SES • RFS • DPW • EPA • WorkCover • Roads and Maritime • Births, Death and Marriages • Red Cross • Local Government • LPI • Tzu Chi Foundation JUST TO NAME A FEW

  9. The most critical element Communications • Web page • Social media • Email • Snail mail • Public Forums • Hardcopy updates • Telephone

  10. The generosity of Spirit • Donated goods and services • What do with 300 sleeping bags when nobody wants to go camping? • 6 pallets of tomato soup and 6 giant cans of prunes • 500 pillows • 1200 cosmetic items • Half a tonne of underwear not to mention 500 toothbrushes • A lot of shoe polish • A few bridesmaids dresses

  11. Three tiers of Government The Feds …money, ADF support The Local …planning issues, development applications, security, traffic control, waste management, recovery staffing and resources, support to residents The State …money, recovery structure, boots on the ground, policy, facilitation, inter-agency interoperability, recovery staffing and resources, the hard decisions

  12. Recovery Coordinator BYE! Aaaaarrrrgh!!!

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