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Strathbogie Shire Council encourages residents to take the LEAP

By Faith Macale

Nov 22, 2023

Join in: A community meeting was held in Avenel to assist with the development of the Local Emergency Action Plan (LEAP). Council is calling on Strathbogie community members to get involved. Photo: Strathbogie Shire Council

Strathbogie Shire Council has started the Local Emergency Action Plan (LEAP) Steering Group as part of the LEAPing into Resilience Project.

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The council encourages all residents to join the project.

Strathbogie Shire Mayor Laura Binks said Strathbogie was the fourth township to participate in the project with Euroa and Avenel’s plans under way and the Violet Town LEAP already completed.

“There has been fantastic participation from these communities, and we encourage Strathbogie residents to get involved in the development of their LEAP,” she said.

“The project seeks to create greater community awareness of the risks faced and promote greater community resilience in being able to plan, respond and recovery from emergency events.”

The council expects the project to run for four to six months, starting in January or February next year.

Participating communities for the project include Avenel, Euroa, Nagambie, Strathbogie, and Violet Town.

The LEAP project is a collaboration between the council and various emergency agencies in the community.

Residents can register through share.strathbogie.vic.gov.au/LEAP-resilience until Wednesday, December 13, at 5pm.