Recovery Considerations 6 to 12 months - PowerPoint Presentation

1. Recovery Considerations6 to 12 months

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3. 6 - 12 months Post Disaster: Recovery ActivitiesRecovery Centres/Hubs closing or closed Recovery grants, appeals monies and funding packages being deliveredClean-up is nearing completion or completedMany insurance issues remain unresolvedRebuilding is underway Findings from post disaster reviews and inquiries are being released

4. What is happening in the community at 6-12 months?Challenges and hardships that were accepted at 3 months are now causing frustration and despair: “6 months on and I still don’t have ...”People are still presenting for help for the first timeIncrease in mental health, substance abuse, relationship breakdown and family violenceEmerging trauma responses in children and young people (nightmares, bed-wetting, depression, self-harm)Community is beginning to think about the upcoming first year anniversaryAAP image

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6. Housing - What is happening now?6 months 12 months Repairs and rebuilding is slow due to:Decisions about whether to rebuild or relocate Unresolved insurance claims Impacts of under insurance and escalating rebuild costsIncreased and sustained demand has “overheated” the market, making repairs, contractors and materials more expensive than what was budgeted/quoted/insured Insurance support for temp accommodation stops at 12 monthsDemand for longer term temporary accommodation remains high as many of homes are still uninhabitable or under repair

7. Infrastructure - What is happening now?Reconstruction planning and works underwayBetterment discussions ongoing and aligning with scheduled reconstructionBridges and other major restoration works occurringSome hardening of key infrastructure explored or underway6 months 12 months

8. Economic - What is happening now?Clean up completed but true economic recovery only just commencingChallenges for businessesEvolves over the short to medium term as the indirect and less tangible consequences from the event unfold, impacting on staff and suppliersSome businesses who had been pushing on, may now have exhausted all cash reserves and start to failScarcity of tradespeople and building supplies and restocking/goodsChallenges for tourism operators Tourist areas and tourism infrastructure is damaged or destroyed Media coverage discourages tourists from visiting – even when sites are not damagedUnavailability of accommodation for tourists discourages visitation Challenges for primary producers Primary producers may still be in sustained distress depending on their business model and crop/produce Closed/damaged local roads impeding transport of crops to marketIf crops fail or can’t get to market, food supply and price is affected across Australia6 months 12 months

9. Natural environment - What is happening now?Moving from clean-up to rejuvenation focusedEvidence base informing funding programs such as: Erosion control and streambank remediationRiparian clean upTargeted recovery and restoration of recreational areas and places of cultural significanceManagement of weeds and pestsPrograms addressing loss of habitat and species (both fauna and flora) impactsImage: CSIRO

10. Knowing the next season is coming while still recovering can re-traumatise or be a tipping point for some people.The thought of further emotional and financial distress can be debilitating. Expect to see people presenting for a range of supports, including mental support, around 6 months.

11. Recovery Committees change over timeCommunities and individuals' needs and priorities will emerge, evolve and change over timeStrategic approaches to recovery and membership of Recovery Committees also need to change over time It is a good idea for Recovery Committees to include a review of membership after the first 6 months in their Terms of Reference.

12. Recovery Core Strategies 6 – 12 monthsSocial Recovery HubsTemporary Housing plan and pathwaysWellbeing and mental health programsPrograms for children and young peopleRecovery Case Management ServicesSupporting connected and cohesive communitiesCommunity Development Officers engagedCommunity events and activities Creative Arts Practice ProgramsEnvironmentStabilize, rehabilitate and restore riverine, wetlands and coastal areasRemoval of fallen and dangerous trees after make safe activities Soil erosion and preventionManagement of invasive weeds and pestsWeed and feral animal controlLandholder recovery sessions: pasture re-establishment, cropping alternatives, stock disease risk,Management of stockpiled waste

13. Recovery Strategies 6 - 12 monthsEconomicBusinessesBusiness Recovery and Advisory Services Mentoring, training and development programs Employment strategies to retain workers in area Development and marketing of tourism campaigns and eventsTourism education and expansion programsPrimary producersWorking to support sustainability and viability of farm businessesBuilt Restoration of community recreational facilities including sports grounds and facilities, parks and conservation estatesPlanning provisions to create exemptions for the temporary use and development of land to allow for temporary housingMonitoring of work sites to ensure licensed work tradespeople attending to repairs and rebuildOngoing support for rebuildingPlanning provisions to simplify processes for rebuilding dwellingsBuilding advisory services for home owners

14. 6-12 monthsConsidering the community consequences and emerging issues at this stage of recovery:   What are the priority planning actions in response to these issues?Communications - What does the community need to know now?