Natural and Cultural Heritage Rehabilitation core capability

Protect natural and cultural heritage resources through appropriate planning, mitigation, response, and recovery actions to preserve, conserve, rehabilitate, and restore them consistent with post-disaster community priorities and best practices in compliance with applicable environmental and heritage preservation laws.

Table 34: Agency roles mapped to the VPF, by critical tasks within the Natural and Cultural Heritage Rehabilitation core capability

Critical Task 18.1: Identify cultural and natural heritage values at risk in affected areas.

Agency	Activity	Additional alignment to critical tasks
CMAs	Assess all river waterway damage that poses a threat to the stability of river systems	11.1, 18.2

DELWP	DELWP is responsible for relief co-ordination of surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animal	11.2, 18.2, 18.6

	Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals – Identification of key ecosystems, biodiversity values and species that may require intervention when affected by an emergency	1.1, 1.2, 11.2

	Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals – Provision of scientific and technical advice to Lead Response agencies to minimise impact of the emergency event on high value ecosystems or species	4.3, 4.4, 18.2

	DELWP is lead agency for the recovery activity of investigating and carrying out erosion control on public land, as co-lead with PV and DoT	3.1, 18.3, 18.4

PV	PV is lead agency for the recovery activity of restoration, clearing and rehabilitation of public land and assets managed directly by DELWP, PV, or CMAs (co-lead with DELWP/PV and CMAs) including: recovery and rehabilitation of natural values, cultural values, tourism and visitor assets affected by an emergency on parks, reserves, rivers, waterways and local ports managed by PV (in collaboration with DELWP and DHHS); clean-up following oil or chemical pollution incidents on parks, reserves, rivers, waterways and local ports managed by PV (in liaison with DELWP, or their agents, and the EPA); clean-up of fish death incidents (in collaboration with EPA and DELWP) and PV can also assist with the recovery and rehabilitation of other public land affected by an emergency	16.7, 16.8, 18.4, 18.5

Critical Task 18.2: Undertake assessment of risk posed to natural and cultural heritage values.

Agency	Activity	Additional alignment to critical tasks
CMAs	Assess all river waterway damage that poses a threat to the stability of river systems	11.1, 18.1

	CMAs are a lead agency responsible for the recovery activity of developing and prioritising flood recovery programs for CMA assets/waterways

DELWP	DELWP is responsible for relief co-ordination of surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animal	11.2, 18.1, 18.6

	Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals – Development of response options for key ecosystems and species	1.1, 1.3, 4.4

	Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals – Provision of scientific and technical advice to Lead Response agencies to minimise impact of the emergency event on high value ecosystems or species	4.3, 4.4, 18.1

	Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals – Undertake targeted interventions to maintain ecosystems and threatened species	18.4, 18.5, 18.6

PV	Support DELWP with the enforcement of regulations, through the provision of trained authorised officers, that protect natural and cultural values and the safe use of campfires on public land in accordance with DELWP policy	3.2, 7.1

	PV is lead agency for the recovery activity to investigate and carryout erosion control works on PV managed land (co-lead with DELWP/PV and DoT)	18.3

Critical Task 18.3: Co-ordinate and undertake stabilisation works on private and public land to remediate response actions.

Agency	Activity	Additional alignment to critical tasks
CMAs	CMAs support DELWP to deliver on its recovery activity of restoring, clearing and rehabilitation of public land and assets managed directly by DELWP through clearing and restoring of assets and rehabilitation of disturbances on land and waterways managed by CMAs	18.5, 19.3

	CMAs support DELWP to deliver on its recovery activity of restoring impacts of river erosion where there is an immediate danger of the formation of river breakaways and/or immediate danger to CMA assets

CFA	CFA supports DELWP to deliver the recovery activity of ensuring essential water taken from private landholders during bushfire firefighting operation activities is replaced	18.4

DELWP	Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals – Develop and implement response activities to support ecosystem recovery and regeneration

	DELWP is lead agency for the recovery activity of investigating and carrying out erosion control on public land, as co-lead with PV and DoT	3.1, 18.1, 18.4

DoT	Undertaking erosion control on public land (co-lead with public land manager), including the development and implementation of mitigating actions, such as stabilisation, to reduce future impacts	18.4

Melbourne Water	Provide emergency works to alleviate flooding and clearance of waterways and drainage assets after flooding has occurred

PV	PV is lead agency for the recovery activity to investigate and carryout erosion control works on PV managed land (co-lead with DELWP/PV and DoT)	18.2

Critical Task 18.4: Co-ordinate and undertake natural values rehabilitation works.

Agency	Activity	Additional alignment to critical tasks
CMAs	Implement flood damage restoration programs for flood affected waterways

	Support response agencies through the provision of advice on emergency stabilisation and other activities to arrest river breakaways, and the removal of debris accumulation threatening structural stability of public assets in consultation with expert advice	3.2, 11.3

	CMAs support DELWP to deliver on its recovery activity of implementing balanced flood recovery programs consistent with funding allocated	19.5

CFA	CFA supports DELWP to deliver the recovery activity of ensuring essential water taken from private landholders during bushfire firefighting operation activities is replaced	18.3

DELWP	DELWP is responsible for recovery functional area co-ordination of reticulated water and wastewater services and natural environment, public land and waterways	18.6, 18.7

	Wildlife welfare arising from emergency events – rehabilitation of wildlife following veterinary assessment and working in conjunction with rehabilitators

	Wildlife welfare arising from emergency events – provision of advice on the appropriate management and release of wildlife from rehabilitation	4.5, 4.6

	Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals – Undertake targeted interventions to maintain ecosystems and threatened species	18.2, 18.5, 18.6

	Wildlife affected by marine and freshwater pollution – rehabilitation of wildlife following veterinary assessment and working in conjunction with rehabilitators

	Wildlife affected by marine and freshwater pollution – provision of advice on the appropriate management and release of wildlife from rehabilitation	4.5, 4.6

	DELWP is lead agency for the relief activity of wildlife welfare arising from an emergency event

	DELWP is lead agency for the recovery activity of investigating and carrying out erosion control on public land, as co-lead with PV and DoT	3.1, 18.1, 18.3

	DELWP is lead agency for the recovery activity of restoring, clearing and rehabilitating public land and assets managed directly by DELWP, PV and CMAs	19.3

DJCS	Community Corrections Services can support in the clean-up and restoration of communities, including waterway restoration, weed eradication, large-scale tree planting, countering soil erosion, rubbish collection, fence maintenance and other community projects	18.5, 19.4

DPC	Support the protection and management of Aboriginal cultural heritage on public land, through Aboriginal Victoria	18.5

	Support the protection and rehabilitation of Aboriginal cultural heritage on public land affected by emergencies and associated activities, through Aboriginal Victoria	18.5

DoT	Undertaking erosion control on public land (co-lead with public land manager), including the development and implementation of mitigating actions, such as stabilisation, to reduce future impacts	18.3

Melbourne Water	Melbourne Water leads delivery of the relief and recovery activity of supporting the recovery and rehabilitation of areas directly impacted by the failure of Melbourne Water’s assets or systems	17.4

	Melbourne Water leads delivery of the relief and recovery activity of recovery efforts to mitigate immediate short-term further public health risks associated with waterways and drainage networks where damaged from third-party events/emergencies (e.g. water run-off from structure fires)	18.6

PV	PV is lead agency for the recovery activity of restoration, clearing and rehabilitation of public land and assets managed directly by DELWP, PV, or CMAs (co-lead with DELWP/PV and CMAs) including: recovery and rehabilitation of natural values, cultural values, tourism and visitor assets affected by an emergency on parks, reserves, rivers, waterways and local ports managed by PV (in collaboration with DELWP and DHHS); clean-up following oil or chemical pollution incidents on parks, reserves, rivers, waterways and local ports managed by PV (in liaison with DELWP, or their agents, and the EPA); clean-up of fish death incidents (in collaboration with EPA and DELWP) and PV can also assist with the recovery and rehabilitation of other public land affected by an emergency	16.7, 16.8, 18.1, 18.5

Critical Task 18.5: Co-ordinate and undertake cultural heritage values rehabilitation works, in consultation with affected communities.

Agency	Activity	Additional alignment to critical tasks
CMAs	CMAs support DELWP to deliver on its recovery activity of restoring, clearing and rehabilitation of public land and assets managed directly by DELWP through clearing and restoring of assets and rehabilitation of disturbances on land and waterways managed by CMAs	18.3, 19.3

DELWP	Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals – Undertake targeted interventions to maintain ecosystems and threatened species	18.2, 18.4, 18.6

DJCS	Community Corrections Services can support in the clean-up and restoration of communities, including waterway restoration, weed eradication, large-scale tree planting, countering soil erosion, rubbish collection, fence maintenance and other community projects	18.4, 19.4

DPC	Support the protection and management of Aboriginal cultural heritage on public land, through Aboriginal Victoria	18.4

	Support the protection and rehabilitation of Aboriginal cultural heritage on public land affected by emergencies and associated activities, through Aboriginal Victoria	18.4

PV	PV is lead agency for the recovery activity of restoration, clearing and rehabilitation of public land and assets managed directly by DELWP, PV, or CMAs (co-lead with DELWP/PV and CMAs) including: recovery and rehabilitation of natural values, cultural values, tourism and visitor assets affected by an emergency on parks, reserves, rivers, waterways and local ports managed by PV (in collaboration with DELWP and DHHS); clean-up following oil or chemical pollution incidents on parks, reserves, rivers, waterways and local ports managed by PV (in liaison with DELWP, or their agents, and the EPA); clean-up of fish death incidents (in collaboration with EPA and DELWP) and PV can also assist with the recovery and rehabilitation of other public land affected by an emergency	16.7, 16.8, 18.1, 18.4

Critical Task 18.6: Establish recovery monitoring of natural and cultural values.

Agency	Activity	Additional alignment to critical tasks
DELWP	DELWP is responsible for relief co-ordination of surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animal	11.2, 18.1, 18.2

	DELWP is responsible for recovery functional area co-ordination of reticulated water and wastewater services and natural environment, public land and waterways	18.4, 18.7

	Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals – Undertake targeted interventions to maintain ecosystems and threatened species	18.2, 18.4, 18.5

Melbourne Water	Melbourne Water leads delivery of the relief and recovery activity of recovery efforts to mitigate immediate short-term further public health risks associated with waterways and drainage networks where damaged from third-party events/emergencies (e.g. water run-off from structure fires)	18.4

Critical Task 18.7: Transition recovery services and programs to previous management arrangements.

Agency	Activity	Additional alignment to critical tasks
DELWP	DELWP is responsible for recovery functional area co-ordination of reticulated water and wastewater services and natural environment, public land and waterways	18.4, 18.6

VFA	Liaise with DJPR or other control agencies for relief or recovery activities affecting the fishing or aquaculture industries	3.2