Role statement - Bushfire Recovery Victoria

About Bushfire Recovery Victoria

Bushfire Recovery Victoria (BRV) was established in January 2020 as a permanent and dedicated recovery agency to build stronger and more resilient individuals, communities, and regions through community-led recovery. BRV is responsible for state and regional recovery coordination, partnering with all levels of government, business and not for profit organisations to enable locally driven and locally delivered recovery. 

Mitigation

Activity Critical task alignment / activity source

Lead and coordinate recovery planning across BRV’s five lines of recovery (People and Wellbeing, Aboriginal Culture and Healing, Environment and Biodiversity, Business and Economy, and Building and Infrastructure), ensuring that recovery plans:

 

  • are developed through participation with community and agency stakeholders 
1.1, 1.2
  •   incorporate initiatives that build community resilience where-ever this is possible
1.1, 6.6

Coordinate state and regional recovery, including:

 

  • develop and implement overarching recovery framework and whole of government recovery policy, including recovery plans and guidance
1.1
  • lead in recovery planning, program management, engagements and operations to ensure wraparound services systems are easily available for affected people
1.3, 15.5

Response (including Relief)

Activity Critical task alignment / activity source

Support State and regional transition from response to recovery.For response activities, refer directly to the agency for further information.

 

Recovery

Activity Critical task alignment / activity source

Coordinate state and regional recovery, including:

 

  • lead intergovernmental coordination

3.1

  • engage with communities, local governments, State Government departments and agencies, the Commonwealth Government and non-government organisations to ensure appropriate recovery supports are in place and are well integrated to meet community needs

3.2, 20.5, 20.6

  • State and Commonwealth funding for recovery, as required

15.4, 20.3

Lead the coordination of Victorian Government communications and public information relating to recovery

2.3, 2.5

Responsible for community recovery coordination for emergencies as delegated by the EMC

Tables 13-18: Recovery coordination

Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) across the recovery environments including:

  • community information
  • coordination of spontaneous volunteers (strategic).
    • (Strategic relates to the broad strategy for spontaneous volunteers and not the management of spontaneous volunteers in response to an event.)
  • management of donated goods

Table 14: Recovery coordination: For Services across all environments

Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to:

  • coordinate approved state-led or supported clean-up of residential property

Table 17: Recovery coordination: Built environment

Recovery Support Agency (RecSA) to Municipal councils to:

  • form, lead and support municipal recovery committees
  • provide and staff recovery/information centres
  • provide and manage community recovery services

Table 14: Recovery coordination: For Services across all environments

Recovery Support Agency (RecSA) to DJPR to deliver recovery programs and advice to primary producers, and rural land managers and other animal businesses 

Table 16: Recovery coordination: Economic environment

Advise Cabinet, relevant Committees of Cabinet and the SCRC and on strategic matters relating to recovery

4.5, 4.6

Support the establishment and operation of community recovery hubs, linking locals to practical recovery supports as required

3.2

Establish and operate community recovery hubs, linking locals to practical recovery supports

3.3, 20.6

Coordinate approved state-led clean-up of residential property

19.5

Support design and/or administer recovery grants in coordination with Commonwealth, State and local government department and agencies, as required

15.4, 20.3

Assurance and Learning

Activity Critical task alignment / activity source

Ensure that Whole of Victorian Government recovery plans are regularly reviewed through incorporating monitoring and evaluation learnings

21.1, 21.2

Oversee whole of government recovery progress towards recovery outcomes

21.1