What is a safer and more resilient community?

Safer and more resilient communities are connected communities. They are healthy and knowledgeable, with the ability to assess, monitor and manage risks, while learning new skills and building on past experiences.

The people have the capacity to identify problems, establish priorities and act, with the support of good infrastructure and services.

Safer and more resilient communities are flexible and resourceful, together with the capacity to accept uncertainty and proactively respond to change.

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Community based Emergency Management, working together – before, during and after, Emergency Management Victoria, 2016