Heatwave planning

Page contents: Heatwave planning guide | Heatwave plan review tool

The Department of Health has helped build the capacity of local government to support members of their communities most at risk of heat-related illness by providing councils with resources aimed to assist them incorporate local heatwave responses into municipal planning processes.

Heatwave planning guide

The Heatwave Planning Guide is designed to assist local governments in addressing heatwaves at a community level. The guide draws from the experiences of the 13 pilot projects and the 2009 heatwave, as well as international knowledge. The guide provides local governments with:

• information about heatwaves and municipal planning
• guidance on how to develop a heatwave plan
• examples of stakeholders and partners to consider in the planning process
• actions recommended for councils to incorporate in their heatwave plan
• advice on developing a communication strategy

Heatwave Planning Guide: Development of heatwave plans in local councils in Victoria (1.8MB, pdf)

Heatwave plan review tool

• information about the context of reviewing heatwave plans
• suggested information to include in a heatwave plan
• templates for capturing data and feedback during the review process
• ideas for facilitating discussion with clients, staff and stakeholders.

 Heatwave plan review tool
 Heatwave plan review tool: Review task 1
 Heatwave plan review tool: Review task 2

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