More info coming on disaster plan

The Devonport Emergency Support group would like to thank Belmont, Bayswater and Devonport residents for their offers of help during the recent severe weather events.

Our community group formed after the previous Devonport-Takapuna Local Board appointed Auckland Community North Development (Ancad) to assist local groups to produce local support plans.

The Devonport Emergency Support group worked with the Ancad coordinator and Auckland Emergency Management (AEM) and had a ‘Disaster Ready’ guide booklet ready to go to print just when the recent catastrophic event happened.

The guide is available: see the Resilient

Communities Auckland North website.

Local emergency support hubs (of which we have five) are not formal Civil Defence Centres – they are places where local residents can offer support, provide information, connect with agencies and collect and distribute donated resources.

Within the next few weeks, with the help of the Air Cadets, based in Achilles Ave, and Devonport Scouts, we will deliver a flyer to households outlining key information, ask for volunteers and publicise how to access the guide.

Trish Deans

Devonport Emergency Support group