Rebuilding Drouin West
The Communities
Drouin West and the surrounding district has a population of around 500 people and is approximately 100 kilometres east of Melbourne in the rich agricultural area of West Gippsland.
While dairy farming is the predominant industry in the area, Drouin West is located within the Baw Baw Shire's Gourmet Deli Trail which consists of a network of farms, vineyards and outlets selling local produce and smallgoods attracting tourists from across the State.
The Bushfires
There were 19 properties lost in Drouin West in the 2009 Victorian bushfires, while a further 167 local farms in the district suffered with land burnt and assets destroyed including sheds, stock feed, fencing, machinery, small farm bridges and water supplies.
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 |
