Disasters are expected to become more difficult to manage and communities that are well prepared and connected, are known to be more resilient during these unpredictable events.

City of Melbourne is working on a four-year project called Prepare Melbourne, to ‘engage and prepare residents and communities to enhance their resilience to hazards, disasters and the health impacts of climate change’.

In recent times our neighbourhoods have experienced flooding, extreme heat days, as well as the impacts of the pandemic.

Our Municipal Emergency Management Plan further outlines some of the disasters that could impact the City of Melbourne. In addition, climate change projections indicate the following possible events:

  • increase in hot days >35C to 12 per year by 2030
  • increase in sea level rise by 0.11 metres by 2030
  • decrease in total annual rainfall to 545 mm by 2030
  • increase in very windy days >30km/hr to 4.5 days by 2030
  • increase in very high fire danger days to 20 days per year by 2030.

Data is sourced from Energy Sector Climate Information.

To better understand the physical and social vulnerabilities our communities face to disasters and how we can build a more resilient community, we will be meeting and working with each of our neighbourhoods individually. Knowing our neighbours, looking out for each other and being better prepared for the unexpected, can make our days more enjoyable and can save lives in a disaster.

Get involved

To be a part of the Kensington Community Resilience Assessment:

  • Complete the survey below to tell us more about the vulnerabilities and strengths of your neighbourhood. Consultation closes 23 May.
  • Follow this page and help build community resilience in your neighbourhood.
  • Identify any places in the Kensington neighbourhood you believe might be vulnerable in the event of a disaster.

To be a part of the Carlton Community Resilience Assessment:

  • Complete the survey below to tell us more about the vulnerabilities and strengths of your neighbourhood. Consultation closes 23 May.
  • Follow this page for more updates.

News

Timeline

  • Timeline item 1 - complete

    Project methodology and data collation

    July 2022

  • Timeline item 2 - complete

    Southbank public survey open

    31 October to 19 December 2022

  • Timeline item 3 - complete

    Southbank community focus groups

    8 and 29 November 2022

  • Timeline item 4 - complete

    Consider findings

    December 2022

  • Timeline item 5 - complete

    Report of Southbank Community Resilience Assessment

    February 2023

  • Timeline item 6 - active

    Carlton and Kensington public survey open

    3 March to 23 May 2023

  • Timeline item 7 - incomplete

    Kensington community focus groups

    March to April 2023

  • Timeline item 8 - incomplete

    Carlton community focus groups

    May 2023

  • Timeline item 9 - incomplete

    Consider findings

    TBD

  • Timeline item 10 - incomplete

    Report on pilot Community Resilience Assessments for Southbank, Carlton and Kensington

    June 2023

Contact us

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