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HAZELDENE
INITIAL
RECOVERY
PLAN
AUGUST 2009
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On February 7, 2009 the worst bushfire event in Australian history effectively destroyed the
town of Flowerdale. 13 people died, 224 houses were destroyed and of the houses that
weren‟t destroyed most were damaged. Many other buildings, fencing, livestock and wildlife
were destroyed or perished.
A group of townspeople fought and managed to save the school, the hall and the hotel. The
general store and recreation reserve also escaped the fire. These circumstances mean the
town has some core infrastructure that has brought people back to the community. There is
still a long way to go to bring people back and we see “population flight” as a key risk for the
long term future of Flowerdale, which adds both a sense of urgency and the need to provide
the necessary infrastructure, for people to want to return.
The Community Recovery Plan takes a long term view for the rebuilding of Flowerdale.
Given the scale of the destruction, the community has an opportunity to start again and deal
with many of the issues that have plagued Flowerdale for years. Flowerdale is in a very
different situation to most fire affected communities due to the scale of the destruction.
The community spirit and the resolve to build back safely and sustainably are what guides
this plan. The community has expressed its desire to maintain those things which made
Flowerdale a great place to live but use this opportunity to make Flowerdale safer, more
sustainable, liveable and prosperous. The most basic, services, taken for granted in cities,
such as water, modern communications, education and transport, are seen as fundamental
to both safety and sustainability and as such are at the centre of the recovery plan.
The inputs to the plan have been gathered from the many Community Meetings, the safe
and Sustainable Workshop with CSIRO in April, the Future Flowerdale Forum in July and
general feedback received by the FRC via the blog or discussions within the community.
It is our aspiration that the Flowerdale community, working in partnership across all levels of
Government and the Corporate and Philanthropic sectors, can deliver outcomes for future
generations in Flowerdale. In addition, we can together demonstrate how to recover from a
disaster in a way that contributes to the future and provides a model for other disaster
affected communities.
The top 6 priority resulting from community consultation are listed below:
1. Communications
2. Fire Safety
3. Education
4. Sustainable Building
5. Transport
6. Environment
Historically, communications in the Flowerdale valley have been dangerously poor and patchy, and
insufficient and unsafe for a modern community. The Federal government have made it quite clear
regarding the introduction of National Broadband Network. The Flowerdale and the Hazeldene
communities would consider themselves to be a priority to receive this service, as it would allow the
community access to the services listed below.
Work Engines
Sustainable
Rebuilding
Economy
Environment
Connected
to
Transport
Fire Safety
Education
The Flowerdale/Hazeldene community has recognised for some time the need for additional fire
fighting equipment. We have negotiated with CFA and Philanthropic sectors, and have been
successful with an Ultra Light Tanker due to be delivered to Flowerdale/Hazeldene by October 2009.
In relation to the remaining items listed below, we need to work to develop a suitable space for a
Fire Refuge (which may form part of the Community House depending on its location), and
additional shedding at the current CFA to house all appliances.
For Flowerdale/Hazeldene to recover and become a vibrant community again people need to re-
build and re-settle. For this to happen in hindsight of the recent bushfire disaster they need to feel
safe. Therefore, we need to provide a safe, natural and built environment to ensure no possible
repetition of Black Saturday.
A Township Safety Plan will need to be developed, and will need to encompass the accessibility and
fuel load issues.
CFA appliances
Fire Refuge
Warehousing/parking appliances
Township Safety Plan
Early Warning System
Accessibility:
o Roads
o Bridges
Fuel loads
Work Engines
Communications
Education
Connected to Environment
Transport
Sustainable
Rebuilding
“Linking early Childhood Services and School education recognises that children‟s development is a
continuous process from birth to adulthood, and government services must reflect this to provide
each child the best opportunity.”
John Brumby 2 August 2007
Discussions are underway with key relevant stakeholders. The process is moving in a positive
direction, to decide where the Flowerdale/Hazeldene Kinder will located. This is as the result of
quality community consultation, and community partnering with government and agencies.
Kinder
Early childhood
Primary School facilities
Work Engines
Connections to:
Communications
Transport
Environment
Recreation
We want to rebuild so that not only will people love to live in Flowerdale but our children‟s children
will love to live here too.
The community has shown extreme interest in integrated solutions for Water, Renewable Energy
and Waste Management. We believe that to have a sustainable town would be a major catalyst for
the population to build back to our pre fire numbers, as it would attract families that would want to
exist and share in a sustainable way.
The Flowerdale/Hazeldene community sees the need for an Integrated Planning Office the FRC and
partners have worked tirelessly on this project, and have designed a software solution to assist fire
affected communities, which will be up and running by the end of August.
Flowerdale/Hazeldene is a ribbon development and consists of four dense housing areas. These are
known as:
1. Silver Creek/Silver Parrot
2. Riverside
3. Creekside
4. Long Gully/Broome Rd
In 2002 and 2006, community consultations identified concerns with the water quality of the King
Parrot Creek due to the number and close proximity of septic tank effluent and the quantity of water
being extracted from the creek. With two thirds of the houses destroyed in Flowerdale/Hazeldene it
is a golden opportunity to address these issues and re-build the community in a sustainable way.
We understand that VBRRA have commissioned various companies to conduct surveys in relation
to water and renewable energies and we anticipate the outcome.
Key Issues and Projects
Get displaced people into homes as efficiently and hassle free as possible.
Accelerate rebuilding process, providing jobs and a sustainable community
Create a community that is safe both in perception and reality.
Enable the community to create a character and lifestyle in keeping with the environment
Provide a built environment in which the residents to interact as a Community
Take pressure off the environment, especially waterways
Total Community
MSC
VBRRA
VicUrban
Victorian Building Commission (VBC)
Insurance Council of Australia (ICA)
ANZ
CSIRO
Greencross
Green Building Council of Australia
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Engineers Australia
Australian Consulting Engineers
URS
University of Melbourne (Department of Physics)
Various renewable energy suppliers
Flowerdale Recovery Committee to form work engine when specific projects are identified
Connections to:
Economy
Connected
Transport
to
Environment
This is a place for the community to come together in a relaxed comfortable atmosphere to socialise
and participate in an activity, learn a new skill or just drop in and share a cuppa. Programs will be
developed for all needs and age groups – from the very young to the more senior community
members.
The current Community House utilises the Community Hall, and has outgrown this facility. The
community has always seen the Community House as a strong community asset and have
continued to utilise the new and existing services offered there.
Total community
VicUrban
CSIRO
VBRRA
MSC
DPCD
Australian Neighbourhood House Committee (ANHC)
Greencross
Grant
Education and
Training
Playground
Community
workshop space
Total Cost 1.76 m Unfunded
Work Engines
Connections to:
Communications
Transport
Transport is a big cost for Flowerdalians, as 95% of employment is off the mountain. Approximately
70% of vehicles operate on LPG, yet the closest gas refilling station is in excess of 30 kilometres
away. The benefits to the community of the acquisition of a community bus, car pooling and/or
electric vehicles would not only save householders money now, but would continue to ease the pain
as the price of fuels rises into the future.
Community Bus
Bridges
Car pool online
Electric vehicles
LPG at store (or in Flowerdale/Hazeldene)
Sealed roads
Zero emissions
Total Community
State Transport Department
MSC
Department Planning & Community Development (DPCD)
VBRRA
VicRoads
Better Place (Evan Thornley)
Work Engines
Connections to:
Communications
Connected to
Fire Safety
It is a prerequisite, with the amount of clean up occurring, to ensure that replanting occurs to assist
in reducing the town‟s carbon footprint which will allow us to get closer to zero emissions target.
Our roadsides and creeks must be sustainably maintained, by removing excess logs out of the
waterways, controlling weeds and an ongoing beautification program to see Flowerdale/Hazeldene
regain the ambience which has been destroyed by the February fires.
Planting
Maintenance
Weeds
Creek
Roadsides
Zero emissions target
Parks Victoria
DSE
MSC
State Government (Grants)
Federal Government (Grants)
Work Engines
Connections to:
Economy
Sustainable
Rebuilding
Connected
Fire Safety
To
Education
Recreation
Leisure is an essential and integral element of a high quality of life, promoting social
cohesion and healthy individuals and communities. The need for a bike link to the Spring
Valley Recreation Reserve, allowing safe transit for push bike riders as it‟s our main sporting
facility.
Possibly, if the land that housed the existing community centre (Jarara), could be
transformed into a recreation area to accommodate all ages, as our main population resides
in this part of town. Lions Club Altona have agreed to partner Flowerdale/Hazeldene in
providing and funding Eco-toilet, Rotunda and BBQ‟s at the Moores Road Reserve.
Hoof over Hills (held each October) is the biggest event held in Flowerdale and we would
encourage funding as the profits of this event gets shared with community committees and
enables other events to be held.
Australia Day and our first anniversary of Black Saturday will need to be commemorated
and celebrated.
Work Engines
Connections to:
Recreation
Reserve
Connected Public
to Facilities
Transport
The Flowerdale Hall is the iconic building in Flowerdale and must be retained. Like most old
buildings, it requires repairs and maintenance, which are well overdue.
Community
MSC
RDV
DPCD
Grant Submissions
Work Engines
To develop.
Sustainable
Rebuilding
Connected
Environment
to
Recreation
Traditional economics takes no account of friendship, social networks, family, community, church, or
neighbourhood, unless they produce goods and services that are exchanged directly for money. Yet
clearly without these we are impoverished in many senses. We require professional consultants to
undertake a study of the Flowerdale/Hazeldene community to identify key assets or attributes that
we can use a springboard to provide employment for the people who live in this community.
Community Store
Employment
Business opportunities
Tourism
Agribusiness
Green/Sustainable
Training
Professional consultants
VBRRA
MSC
State Government – DPCD
Federal Government– Jobs Fund
Bushfire Relief Fund (Red Cross)
Unknown
Ongoing
opportunities
Nil
Tourism
Agribusiness
Green/Sustainable
Work Engines
Flowerdale Recovery Committee to form work engine when specific projects are identified
Connections to:
Transport
Sustainable
Rebuilding
Connected to Environment
Communications
Fire Safety
Please refer to the Recreation project on page 21 and also Community House project on page 15.
Skate Park
Playground
BBQ facilities
What are our key objectives?
DPCD
VBRRA
Bushfire Relief Fund (Red Cross)
Philanthropy
Corporate
How can this project be funded or resourced?
Connections to:
Recreation
Connected
Transport
to
Recreation
Reserve
Through community consultation it will be decided appropriate Memorial for the Flowerdale
Township.
Community to decide
To provide the community and visitors a place or places to remind all of the events, loss of
life and hardship that was a result of Black Saturday.
We are aware that funds are available MSC for this project.
Work Engines
Community consultation
The Spring Valley Recreation Reserve became the obvious site for the relief village in Flowerdale,
and has been the centre of activities since the fires. We have seen houses erected, 15
transportables set up and a communal kitchen built onto our current club facility. A consultation
committee was formed consisting of people housed in the village, and it has been recognised that
the village residents and the broader community have a need for a men‟s shed and art studio.
The reinstatement of the cricket oval is a major concern for our cricket teams and our community.
We would welcome assurance that this will occur and that funding has been set aside to ensure this
can happen.
Some funding has already been received towards building 4 new lit synthetic tennis courts. The
number of members of the Tennis Club has increased since the fires.
Community kitchen
Communal laundry
Tennis courts
Recreation Club
Art Studio/Cultural Precinct (including Men‟s Shed and Communal Garden)
Reinstatement of the cricket oval
Cricket nets
Tourism
Community sport and recreation facilities
Diverse range of activities
Improved community health and wellbeing
Create community connectivity
Provide employment
Education and training
Healthy produce
Total community
Village residents
VBRRA
DHS
Tennis Victoria
MSC
State and Federal Governments (Department of Sports and Recreation)
Work Engines
Connections to:
Recreation
Connected Public
to Facilities
Transport
The Community House already conducts arts classes which consist mainly of painting, patchwork
and quilting and has approximately 25 active members. Within Flowerdale there are a number of
artists (approximately 20) practicing their own artistic interests.
Through community consultation including the residents of the relief housing facility located at the
Spring Valley Recreation Reserve (SVRR) we have identified other residents whose interests
include painting, sculpture, pottery and Maori basket weaving. The community garden and men‟s
shed will provide points for social interaction and promote well being.
Arts studio
Men's shed
Community garden
FRC
VBBRA
RAV
Community
Work Engines
Connections to:
Environment
Recreation
Connected
to
Community
House
Economy
Public Facilities
Communication
Arts Precinct
Environment
Sustainable
Community
Community
Rebuilding
Recreation
Recreation
Fire Safety
Education
Transport
Economy
Memorial
Reserve
House
Hall
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