Community resilience.

Climate Local climate for the region is predominantly temperate with no dry season and a warm summer. Average Summer temperatures range from 15°C to 26°C with the hottest days typically occurring in January/February. Average Winter temperatures range from 6.5°C to 13.7°C with the coolest days typically occurring in July.

There are several climate factors that Burwood Brickworks residents should be aware of, so as to be better educated and prepared in the event of an extreme weather event:

Projections indicate a significant increase in extreme heat events over 35ºC, increasing the risk of heat stress and fire weather days.

With higher Co2 emissions in the future there are likely to be decreases in average rainfall in all seasons, increasing the frequency of dry days.

The fire season will start earlier and end later in the year.

There is an increased risk of service delivery failure in extreme weather and demand on council services.

More severe storms may reduce mobility and access to critical services.

Resources

The City of Whitehorse’s Emergency Management Plan is the most comprehensive information source for residents of Burwood Brickworks. This can be downloaded at: www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au or obtained from Whitehorse City Council.

To prepare a household emergency plan it is recommended you follow the logical and easy-to-follow four step process found in the Emergency REDiPlan booklet developed by the Australian Red Cross at: www.redcross.org.au/prepare

Quick information to keep handy

Emergency:

000 (triple zero)

Forest Hill Police Station:

469 Springvale Road, Forest Hill Phone: 03 8847 3600 (Non 24 hours)

Box Hill Hospital

8 Arnold St, Box Hill

Phone: 1300 342 255

Peter James Centre

Cnr Mahoneys Road and Burwood Hwy, Burwood East

Phone: 03 9881 1888

Monash Children’s Hospital

246 Clayton Rd, Clayton Phone: 03 8572 3000

Monash Medical Centre

246 Clayton Rd, Clayton Phone: 03 9594 6666

State Emergency Services

(SES) for flood and storm response

Phone: 132 500

South East Water

Phone: 132 812

United Energy