Rebuilding Cardinia
The Communities
Tonimbuk, with a population of approximately 275, is located 90 kilometres south-east of Melbourne at the foothills of the Bunyip State Park.
While significant parts of the Cardinia Shire were impacted by the 2009 bushfires, Tonimbuk was the most affected. Towns adjacent to Tonimbuk include Garfield, Longwarry and Bunyip.
Local employment is largely derived from the retail and education sectors.
The Bushfires
The Cardinia Shire Council estimates that nearly half of the municipality is prone to bushfire.
The 2009 bushfires in Cardinia had their origin in the Bunyip State Park. More than 26,000 hectares were burnt and one property - in Tonimbuk - was destroyed.
Bushfire impact on the area included the loss of stock, pasture and fencing.
Recovery Plan
Since the 2009 bushfires Community Recovery Committees and the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority (the Authority) worked in partnership with the community, other government departments and authorities, the philanthropic sector and private donors to deliver outcomes for the vast majority of recovery projects proposed in the 33 Community Recovery Plans across the state. The plans have been pivotal in driving and directing the community rebuilding and recovery effort, through a focus on the needs and priorities of each individual community.
With around 1,100 projects and ideas identified in plans across Victoria, the Authority estimates that around 800 of these have been addressed in varying ways. Hundreds more projects identified outside this process have been delivered across affected communities.
The attachments below include the Community Recovery Plan and the response and funding status for all of the projects originally identified:
| Email the Fire Recovery Unit or call 1800 055 714 |
