Rebuilding Mitchell Shire
The Communities
The communities of Clonbinane, Broadford (Sunday Creek), Kilmore, Kilmore East, Wandong, Heathcote Junction, Reedy Creek & Upper Plenty are located a little over an hour north of the Melbourne CBD, and have a combined population of more than 10,500.
Key industries in Kilmore, Kilmore East, Wandong/Heathcote Junction and Broadford (Sunday Creek) include farming and livestock. Most employment in the locality is in the areas of tourism, retail, manufacturing, education, municipal services, medical and health services and trades.
Key employment industries in Reedy Creek include farming and hobby farming.
The Bushfires
Reedy Creek, Heathcote Junction and Upper Plenty experienced the loss of one life each in the February fires.
A total of 116 properties were destroyed across Clonbinane, Broadford (Sunday Creek), Kilmore, Kilmore East, Wandong, Heathcote Junction and Upper Plenty.
There were 13,340 hectares of grazing pasture and 393 kilometres of fencing destroyed.
Wandong Primary School was partially damaged and dozens of businesses impacted.
The Salvation Army's Camp Bambara at Mount Disappointment was destroyed along with a small storage shed at Wandong/Heathcote Junction Recreation Reserve.
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:
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 |
