Alpine Shire Council has developed an Emergency Dashboard on their website to provide community members with relevant emergency information in times of disaster.
The Emergency Dashboard is an online hub that links people to relevant agencies and emergency broadcasters, as well as providing official state-wide information about emergency incidents and planned and unplanned disruptions.
The Dashboard also displays the social media feeds for a number of key organisations, including VicEmergency and CFA, so that community members can see updates as they are posted.
Importantly, these social media feeds do not require people to log in to view the most recent posts.
Alpine Shire Mayor, Cr Sarah Nicholas, said that the Emergency Dashboard is designed to make it easier for residents and visitors of Alpine Shire to find necessary information during times of emergency.
"We know that emergencies can be confusing, especially when you are being told to access information from a number of different places," she said.
"By building our Emergency Dashboard, our aim is to take away some of that confusion so that people can see what is happening and find what they need to do, all from one single webpage."
Through the Emergency Dashboard, community members will have access to:
- VicEmergency for immediate incidents and warnings,
- Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) for storms, landslides, and floods,
- Country Fire Authority (CFA) for fires, including four-day forecasts,
- VicTraffic for a map of current road closures,
- Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) for weather warnings and alerts,
- AusNet for a map of current electrical outages,
- North East Water for service interruptions and faults,
- Victorian Department of Health for resources during extreme heat and heatwaves, and
- Other websites to help them prepare for emergencies before they occur.
The Emergency Dashboard is freely accessible on Council's website by visiting https://www.alpineshire.vic.gov.au/emergency
The Emergency Dashboard displays data from external sources via APIs and direct Facebook feeds from official agencies and media outlets. Content is provided as-is and may change without notice. Accuracy and timeliness are not guaranteed.