Helping Communities to Manage Their Own Recovery

A recovery management forum was held at the City of Darebin Arts and Entertainment Complex in Victoria on 26 and 27 November 1997. Mindful of the potential threat of bushfires during the 1997-98 summer, the aim of the forum was to provide participants from a range of agencies with a greater awareness of the recovery process following a disaster. In particular the importance was stressed of individuals and communities being supported in the management of their own recovery.