Resilient Pottsville Project
To help prepare for floods, bushfires and other natural disasters, we have created the Resilient Pottsville Project - a community-led resilience team. The project kicked off in July 2022 after a post-flood community meeting where we agreed we wanted a better community response for future events.
The Resilient Pottsville Project aims to help prepare our community ahead of the next disaster event so that we are able to respond and recover better. We are doing this by:
Providing households with education and resources so they can be better prepared
Creating a communication network so that accurate and verified information can be shared with residents during events, helping the community to support one another and stay as safe as possible
Establishing a Information Hub in disaster events - a centralised point where residents can access information, request support or just have a chat
Creating a database of volunteers who can be activated if needed
Interested in registering your household?
Register your household with us to receive a free Residents Pack, which includes a REDIPlan template, waterproof document holder and other useful resources. You will be linked to your street coordinator if your street has one and added to their communication network, so that you will received warnings and other important information during a disaster event.
If your street does not currently have a street coordinator you will receive information directly from the Resilient Pottsville leadership team during disaster events.
Interested in being a street coordinator for your street?
The communication network relies on volunteers right across Pottsville. We are looking for street coordinators on every single street in Pottsville - more than one for longer streets - who can share information during emergencies and check in on their vulnerable neighbours.
Street coordinators don’t need to cover their whole street, or be available all the time - we encourage you to choose a deputy to share the role with, and who can cover you when you’re out of town.
Are you already connected to some of your neighbours? Are you a friendly, community-minded person? Then you’re perfect to be a street coordinator and are halfway there already! When you sign up you’ll be provided with a Street Coordinator pack including hi vis vest, clipboard and printed materials, and have the full support of the Resilient Pottsville leadership team for training to get you set up, as well as ongoing support.
During a disaster event, the leadership team will pass on verified information to you, which you will then pass onto the residents of your street.
Interested in signing up as a Spontaneous Volunteer?
Spontaneous volunteers are only active during natural disaster events. The perfect role if you want to help the community but can’t commit to the role of a Street Coordinator.
By signing up you will be added to our database of volunteers and receive an induction (online or in person). The induction process means you are covered by insurance.
You can volunteer in any capacity - from lifting and moving items, cooking food, cleaning, mental health, administration etc.
During a natural disaster your skills will be matched with any needs for help.
Information Hub
During an emergency event, we may set up a temporary Information Hub in Pottsville - a place where you can come and receive information, request help, volunteer as a spontaneous volunteer, or just come have a chat. We will post a message on social media if a Hub becomes open and the operating hours.
Would you like more information about the Resilient Pottsville project? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page