The Wye River and Separation Creek community will receive an additional $190,000 for priority projects that further assist the area’s resettlement, under new measures announced by the Victorian Government: $100,000 for the Wye River CFA, which will go towards funding an extension to the local CFA building and an equipment upgrade Nearly $60,000 for the […]
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Community Meeting Summary – Thurs 5 May
A community meeting was held on Thursday 5 May at Richmond Town Hall, Melbourne. Key speakers were Hon. Lisa Neville MP, Craig Lapsley (Emergency Management Victoria), Justin Leonard (CSIRO), Jarrod Edwards (Victorian Building Authority) and Diane Sisely (Community Resilience Committee). See below for a video recording and summary of the meeting, including an audio recording of […]
read more →Great Ocean Road Marathon comes to WyeSep
The Great Ocean Road Marathon is one of the most visually spectacular marathons in the world, and a highlight of the Australian running calendar. On Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 May, hundreds of runners will brave distances from 6km to 60km while enjoying the beautiful views of Victoria’s surf coast. Many runners are being sponsored […]
read more →Travelling the road to recovery: The bushfire recovery process
Dr. Rob Gordon is a clinical psychologist who has been a consultant to the Department of Health and Human Services since 1989 for disaster recovery. Over the next few weeks he will share insights into the emotional journey many affected residents of Wye River and Separation Creek currently face and may encounter in the future. […]
read more →Travelling the road to recovery: Clean-up, emotional impacts and looking ahead
Dr. Rob Gordon is a clinical psychologist who has been a consultant to the Department of Health and Human Services since 1989 for disaster recovery. Over the next few weeks he will share insights into the emotional journey many affected residents of Wye River and Separation Creek currently face and may encounter in the future. […]
read more →ANZAC Day in Wye River
ANZAC Day is a day of commemoration, where we pause to remember those who have served for our country. Services will be taking place throughout the region and the Great Ocean Road, to bring the local communities together in remembrance. The Wye River Memorial has been a focus of Wye River’s ANZAC Day services for […]
read more →Surf Live Saving Club helps unite the community
Marty McIntosh, Vice President of the Wye River Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC), has been touched by how the Club and community has come together since the Christmas Day bushfires. Since December, the SLSC has been able to serve its ultimate purpose of providing a communal space for the people of Wye River and Separation […]
read more →Travelling the road to recovery: The WyeSep experience
Dr Rob Gordon is a clinical psychologist who has been a consultant to the Victorian Government’s Department of Health and Human Services since 1989 for disaster recovery. Over the next few weeks he will share insights into the emotional journey many affected residents of Wye River and Separation Creek currently face and may encounter in […]
read more →Community Meeting Summary – Sun 10 April
A community meeting was held on Sunday 10 April at The Wye River Surf Life Saving Clubhouse. Key speakers were Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water, Lisa Neville, CFA Chief Officer Joe Buffone (on behalf of Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley) and John Phillips (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning). Federal Member for […]
read more →Community Meeting Summary – Thurs 7 April
A community meeting was held on Thursday 7 April at Treasury Theatre, Melbourne. Key speakers were Craig Lapsley (Emergency Management Victoria) and John Phillips (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning). See below for a video recording and summary of the meeting, including an audio recording of questions and concerns raised by community members. Community Meeting […]
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