Thanks for all of those who have registered a need for water. As of late Tuesday afternoon, I have had no responses from Council to discuss the water issues. I have received on the website about 7 people describing their water needs. At this stage without support of our local community to assist with water or transport or the same local government, I can not take this matter further this week.

I am a Red Cross emergency volunteer, and I will be in Brisbane until Sunday assisting with their role in emergency relief and recovery. Upon my return I will endeavour to see if the water issue needs to be pursued in our district.

I apologise for giving people false hope that this registration of need might alleviate some of their water problems, but I have tried to coordinate support.

Please be aware this website is in development. Our resilience group are investigating whether this tool will work to capture needs of those affected by the drought, and if community members will standup and support these needs in full or in part with donations.

We cannot guarantee any supply of water, but capturing your water needs allows us to approach authorities such as Council and the SA Government about the needs of the community during our current severe rainfall deficiency.

If you are suffering from an acute water shortage as you are not on SA Water's mains supply, and you are finding it difficult to maintain water supplies at home for drinking, cooking and cleaning, you can register on this website. The Southern Clare Valley Resilience Group can then take your details and approach those in the community who can support such as private donations, SA Water, carting contractors or Council.

This submission for support does not guarantee a supply will be provided, but we will make our best endeavours to support your need.

If you would like to know how the Australian Warning System works, this document describes how the system comes together in a an emergency.

Want to know where the Bushfire Safer Places and Bushfire Last Resort Refuges are in or near the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council area?

This simple document describes what a Bushfire Safer Places and Bushfire Last Resort Refuges are, plus a map for each locality is included.

Bushfire Safer Places in the Council are in Clare, Saddleworth and Riverton. Nearby places outside of our Council are Blyth and Balaklava.

There are 3 Bushfire Last Resort Refuges in the Council area, they are located at Mintaro Oval, Auburn Oval and Manoora Centenary Park.

If you want to follow a simple guide to use during an emergency and adds nicely to your Home Emergency Plan, please download and print this document called Your Local Emergency Plan.

The Southern Clare Valley Resilience Group has created a Home Emergency Plan for households, families and individuals. Fill out the plan so you have a ready list of emergency contacts at hand.

Also there is a telephone tree plan as part of it. If you have an emergency you can have preplanned contacts to advise of your situation, and the contacts can advise others and so on.

Feel free to download these files and print them and have them ready in case of an emergency.

This document attached is a draft Community Response and Recovery Plan for the Southern Clare Valley Communities of the Auburn, Leasingham, Watervale and Penwortham.

This document guides the way the communities within the Southern Clare Valley can support affected community members who have been impacted by an emergency.

It provides a guide of what community support may be needed prior to formal relief and recovery arrangements commence. it also provides a guide how we can initiate support based on the warnings and information provided by the emergency services, and/or calls for assistance by the community.

This document attached is a draft Community Resilience Plan for the Southern Clare Valley Communities of the Auburn, Leasingham, Watervale and Penwortham.

This document will guide the Southern Clare Valley Resilience Group on how we assist our communities prepare for emergencies, and what steps we should take to help our community during an emergency, and what we can do support their recovery after an emergency event adversely impacts us..

The existing Watervale, Leasingham and Penwortham Resilience Group is working the Auburn Community Development Committee to form a combined resilience group called the Southern Clare Valley Resilience Group.

This group is developing a community-led approach to support adverse impacts to our communities. This will include community information on emergency preparedness and preparation, and actively lead and support community response and recovery in the event of a major emergency.