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Emergency Preparedness and Response
The Victorian Refugee Health Network (the Network) was among several organisations who were funded in 2023 by DFFH (Multicultural Affairs) to develop and deliver targeted communication and engagement initiatives to support the multicultural communities impacted by the floods in Victoria. The Network believe that it is important that information is shared effectively to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities during emergencies. Please find below a mix of resources that are suitable for CALD community members including people from refugee backgrounds or seeking asylum, when seeking information on matters related to floods, asthma thunderstorms, bushfires, heat waves etc.
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Red Cross- Emergency Relief Support
Support for temporary visa holders, people seeking asylum and people with an uncertain visa status to help meet their basic needs.Visit
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Best practice guide for migrant and refugee inclusive disaster preparedness, response, and recovery
Best practice guide to support service providers, emergency response agencies, healthcare providers, non-government and community organisations who are working with migrant and refugee communities as part of their disaster preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.Visit
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Bendigo Community Health Services – Emergency Preparedness Hub
Category: Rural and Regional Health
The hub builds the capacity for former refugees and emergency providers to better prepare for and manage severe weather events. Through a collaborative approach with SES, CFA, City of Greater Bendigo emergency staff and BCHS staff of refugee lived experience, the hub features co-designed fact sheets and videos in the Karen, Dari and Dinka languages.Visit
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Australian Fire Danger Rating System Communications Kit
Four animations have been developed to help community members understand the changes to the Fire Danger Rating system, better understand what each level means and what they need to do in response to the level when it is declared. The animation are available in 12 languages.Visit
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Fire Safety Translations
Please find information about fire safety in your language. There are over 40 languages to choose from published by Country Fire Authority (CFA).Visit
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Bushfire Safety (In Easy English)
Find reports on 'Fire Danger Ratings' and 'Leave early before a bushfire starts' published by CFA. Easy English is an accessible format that uses images, everyday words and simple sentences to help readers understand the information.Visit
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Fire Safety Video (in Karen)
CFA have released a video on Fire Safety in Karen language with the local community in Nhill, Victoria.View Video here
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Country Fire Authority Victoria: Fire Safety in other languages
We want to make sure that all Victorians understand the importance of fire safety and what they can do to improve their own safety. These in-language resources have been developed for you to share with your community.Visit
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Vic Emergency
The VicEmergency website provides a centralised location for Victorians to access timely emergency information and warnings.Visit
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Vic SES- Information in other languages
To assist people from multicultural communities, important information is available in a number of languages.Visit
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Our Voice – Our Experience: Floods in Shepparton
In a special partnership between Human Chapters and Regional Victorians of Colour, engaging in conversations with community members about their experience of the recent floods in regional Victoria. Neha Samar and Arti Shah participate in this conversation about the multicultural experience of the recent floods.Visit
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National Ethnic & Multicultural Broadcasting Council- Victorian Flood Payments Explainer
There are several different payments you may be able to get if you live in a flooded area and have had to leave your home or your home or business has been damaged or destroyed by floods.Visit
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Emergency Preparedness Program: Fire, Flood and Heat Health 2022-2023
Category: Rural and Regional Health
Bendigo Community Health Service delivered this project to provide access to detailed visual and culturally appropriate, user-friendly easily understood resources related to emergency preparedness; fire, flood, heat, and information sessions and resources to support residents of refugee background.View Document
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Looking after ourselves & others: Community support services in Greater Shepparton
There are a range of support services throughout our community in Greater Shepparton who can help during difficult times. This brochure outlines a few of those available.View Document
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Valuing strengths, building resilience: Improving emergency management outcomes for multicultural communities in Victoria
The COVID-19 pandemic and the increasing threats posed by climate change are reshaping the disaster resilience and emergency management policies of our time. Since 2009 and the devastating Black Saturday bushfires, Victoria has embarked on ambitious, whole-of-system reforms of the emergency management sector.View Document