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We are not just waiting for help.
We are getting ready to help each other.
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ABOUT US
Who are we?
We’re a small group of local community members, and we’re working to help the Aireys Inlet to Eastern View Community be better prepared for emergencies like bushfires, floods, heatwaves, and power outages.
We are a mixed bunch of locals, fairly representative of our slice of paradise, all with something to offer this project and our community. A few of us have gone through formal training with the Resilience Canopy (thanks to support from Geelong Sustainability) and are a part of an Australian-wide network of community resilience practitioners - the Canopy Collective.
What are we doing?
We’re starting a community-led process to build our community response plan that will be shaped by local knowledge, key agency input and industry best practice.
We are doing all this with a growing network of locals who are keen to help others in our community when the next heatwave, flood, or fire hits.
Monthly Meetings - all welcome
Our next Better Prepared meeting will be held in-person at 6pm on Monday 23rd November at the Aireys Pub (out the back). Everyone is welcome to attend.
Do we really need this?
We know that in a major bushfire or emergency, we might be on our own for a while - especially if the Great Ocean Road is closed as we saw in places like Lorne and Wye River during the flash flooding event in January 2026.
We need to be prepared as a community for those first critical hours or days - neighbours helping neighbours may matter more than ever.
We also need to consider how best to prepare for and support any tourists or holiday makers who are here when the emergency happens.
Becoming Inc.
Better Prepared: Aireys to Eastern View Community is becoming an incorporated association.
With around $20,000 of grant-funded equipment soon to be purchased and our activities continuing to grow, we believe it is time to become an incorporated association.
Incorporation would give Better Prepared a formal legal structure and allow the organisation to operate in its own right, rather than relying on individuals or another organisation to act on our behalf.
As an incorporated association, Better Prepared would become a separate legal entity that continues regardless of changes in its membership.
The committee will be responsible for governance, finances and ensuring the organisation operates properly and pursues its agreed purposes. It will be distinct from our broader community meetings and working groups, where most of the practical planning and implementation activities of Better Prepared will continue to occur.
Formation Meeting
Our next meeting will be a Special Formation Meeting:
Monday 23 November
6.00 pm
Aireys Pub
Seeking members
If you are interested in joining the committee, or would simply like to know more about what would be involved, please get in touch via email.
Staying the same
Incorporation will not change the community-led nature of Better Prepared. Our regular monthly community meetings, working groups and Community Volunteer Program would continue to be open to all people who want to contribute.
Special Formation Meeting Notice
Read more about what we are planning to do and how it will help us be better prepared in our Meeting Notice.
We have two upcoming events for community:
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Our Community Volunteer Program information session to be held on 15 November at 1pm at Aireys Hall. No registration required - see flyer for more detail.
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A Phoenix Fire Simulation with Aaron Ledden from Forest Fire Management Victoria on 5 December at 2pm in the Aireys Hall for all interested community members.
Video Below: An agency-led scenario planning day (from a couple of years ago) focused on Aireys Inlet featuring locals Aaron Ledden & Ross Girvan.
More frequently asked questions
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