Thank you to everyone who contributed to our survey. This consultation is now closed.

Background

Moonee Valley City Council delivered a recovery program designed to support community recovery after the Maribyrnong River Flood in 2022. Recovery describes the process of communities transitioning to life as normal after a traumatic event such as a flood. It involves the restoration of social, emotional, physical and economic wellbeing, as well as the natural and built environments.

The recovery program aimed to support interconnecting community, capability-building, and promoting emergency preparedness to increase resilience in future emergencies. The program ran until June 2025 and was funded by the Victorian and Australian Governments.

Community consultation

The project team sought information from community on the well-being of residents and emerging recovery needs so that they could be supported through this recovery program. Community could provide feedback via a survey, email, telephone or via a letter to council. This information will help the team amend the program where required to meet the needs of those affected.

Council also plays a role in advocacy. The input collected will help Council identify opportunities to advocate to State and Federal Government or other stakeholders to ensure community recovery needs are considered in decision-making.