Rebuilding Longwarry
The Communities
The neighbouring communities of Longwarry and Longwarry North have a combined population of over 1180 and are approximately 100 kilometres east of Melbourne in West Gippsland.
Longwarry is the westernmost town in Baw Baw Shire and is the commercial centre for the region's farmers and timber mill operators. While dairy farming is the predominant industry in the area, the region is also home to the Gourmet Deli Trail.
Longwarry is also gaining a reputation for its craft and antique shops, as well as the local market. With over 150 stalls, the Longwarry and District Fire Brigade Market has something for everyone in a great country atmosphere. Held in the morning on the first Sunday of the month February through to December this market raises money for the Country Fire Authority.
The Bushfires
While no properties were lost in Longwarry and Longwarry North during the 2009 Victorian bushfires, prime farmland was burnt and many farms lost stock feed, fencing, sheds, machinery, water supplies and small farm bridges.
Recovery Plan
Since the 2009 bushfires Community Recovery Committees and the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority (the Authority) have 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 |
