By XAVIER SMERDON
WYNDHAM will be in a code red situation later this month with the council and emergency response agencies to simulate an emergency situation.
Wyndham Mayor Heather Marcus said Wyndham Council would have over 100 participants involved in the practice exercise, which would help train staff and the community in how to respond to an emergency.
“We have residents from Heathglen Retirement Village, employees from Saffron Kitchens, members of the local Indian community, students from Manor Lakes and members of the Victorian Council of Churches, Red Cross, the Department of Human Services, Victoria Police, the Country Fire Authority and the State Emergency Services all participating,” Cr Marcus said.
Cr Marcus said the emergency exercise was being led by Wyndham and Melton Councils and it would become a model for resource-sharing in other regions across Victoria.
“We have 60 Wyndham City staff involved, who will practice using the Standard Operating Guidelines developed for the Emergency Relief Centre (ERC) at the Wyndham Vale Community Learning Centre and who will also operate the Emergency Coordination Centre at the Wyndham City Depot,” she said.
“Both of these centres will be fully activated for the day and staff will practice responding to a simulated fire emergency.
“Staff from 14 other North-Western Metropolitan Councils are involved in the day, which will test a regional framework for sharing resources and understanding shared procedures and training in case we ever have a large scale emergency.
“Emergency events can occur at any time so we’re work closely with emergency services and the community to make sure we’re ready to assist our community in an emergency.”
