Opportunity to Improve Community Participation in Emergency Management

Hello Beagle Readers, my name is Brett Henderson and I am looking for members of the Eurobodalla community to share their ideas and experiences relating to disasters. I have successfully completed a Masters in Emergency Management, and am now studying for my Doctoral degree in emergency management. The focus of my studies is how the Eurobodalla community participates and shares in emergency responsibilities in their area.

I have a long family history in the Eurobodalla area and volunteered in post bushfire recovery activities in early 2020. I am now undertaking University endorsed research into the Eurobodalla region using it as a case study. My research is examining how communities participate in all aspects of emergency management, whether it be planning, preventing, responding to or recovering from disasters of any type. I thought this was important after I listened to so many people post the fires and then the floods talk about how things could be done differently.

My focus is about communities, so it is very important to capture the voice of the people, to understand the ways that communities can have a say in how disasters are managed before, during and after they occur. I am therefore seeking help from the Eurobodalla community to participate in this research. Only you have the answers.

Your participation in the project will involve answering two or three questions, and can be done over the phone, by Zoom or email. Your involvement will remain strictly confidential.

If you want to participate or are interested in further information, please contact me directly through my email address : bhenderson@csu.edu.au

I look forward to hearing from the Eurobodalla community.

Brett Henderson