StormSmart
Maroondah is a storm-prone area, experiencing severe storm events on a regular basis, often resulting in property damage, flooding and personal injury. StormSmart is a campaign that has been developed to assist ‘at risk’ communities prepare for storm events.
The Victorian State Emergency Service has been working with several local councils around the state implementing this program which is designed to educate the community on how to prepare, respond and recover from the threat of storms. Maroondah has joined forces with the State Emergency Service to bring the StormSmart project, a new community awareness program to our community.
Victoria State Emergency Services Chief Executive Officer, Mary Barry, officially launched the campaign on Sunday 17 February 2008 at the Maroondah Festival. Ms Barry said that as part of the program homeowners were encouraged to prepare their own emergency plan.
Community Road Show Events 2008
Throughout the coming year the SES will be holding community roadshow events where volunteers will be available to help the community prepare for a storm event in the form of how to prepare your house and garden for storms and the suggested products recommended to be included in an emergency kit. Please join us at any of the following Community Roadshow events which will be held at the following locations:
| 4 October 10am - 2pm |
Croydon Bunnings | Maroondah Hwy, Chirnside Park Mel Ref – 49 H9 |
| 11 October 10am - 2pm |
Bushy Creek Park | Lee Anne Cres, Croydon Mel Ref – 37 C9 |
More information is available from the Victorian SES website.
- How to prepare for storm events in Maroondah (PDF, 641 kB)
- Maroondah StormSmart Action Guide (PDF, 1.5 MB)
