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Emergencies
Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee
This committee is a multi-agency committee that develops and maintains a plan that addresses emergencies within the municipal footprint.

Under Sections 21(3) and (4) of the Emergency Management Act each municipal council is required to appoint a Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee (MEMPC) to formulate a draft Municipal Emergency Management Plan for the council’s consideration.

The committee also serves to:

  • identifying and analysing and evaluating emergency related risks
  • produce risk treatment/mitigation strategies for the identified risks
  • prepare response and recovery plans for the municipality and
  • participate in exercises.

Role of the MEMPC

It is not the MEMPC’s role to manage emergencies. This is the responsibility of the agencies and personnel identified under the response and recovery arrangements in State Regional and Municipal Plans.

The MEMPC is required to prepare and then maintain the Municipal Emergency Management Plan (MEMP) which documents response and recovery arrangements and to ensure all the subjects listed in the plan outline are investigated and adequately provided for.

The ongoing role of the committee is to annually review the plan and every 3-years perform a full review of the plan.

Composition of the MEMPC

Section 21(3) recommends that we appoint to the MEMPC representatives of:

  • the municipal council (members and employees)
  • response agencies and
  • recovery agencies.
  • volunteer organisations.

The members of our MEMPC include:

  • Municipal Emergency Manager (MEM) - chairperson 
  • Municipal Emergency Management Officer (MEMO) - deputy chairperson
  • Municipal Recovery Manager (MRM)
  • Municipal Fire Prevention Officer (MFPO)
  • Coordinator Environmental Health 
  • Municipal Emergency Response Coordinator (MERC) (Victoria Police)
  • Country Fire Authority (CFA)
  • Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV)
  • Victoria State Emergency Service (VicSES)
  • Ambulance Victoria (AV)
  • Emergency Recovery Victoria (ERV)
  • Department of Health (DH)
  • Department of Families Fairness and Housing (DFFH)
  • Department of Transport and Planning (DTP)
  • Department of Energy Environment and Climate Action (DEECA)
  • Industry Reps
  • Australian Red Cross
  • Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CCMA)
  • Barwon Health
  • Barwon Water
  •  Victorian Council of Churches (Emergency Ministries)

Specialist sub-committees

The MEMPC has also established Sub Committees that focus on areas which require more comprehensive planning. These include:

  • Municipal Flood and Storm Management Sub Committee
  • Risk and Resilience Sub Committee
  • Municipal Fire Management Sub Committee
  • Public Health Emergency Sub committee
  • Municipal Relief and Recovery Sub Committee

Frequency of meetings

The MEMPC meets four times per year and if necessary following a large-scale emergency.