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.