The Victorian Emergency Management Act 1986 requires that each municipal council prepares and maintains a Municipal Emergency Management plan (MEMP). The Frankston City Council MEMP addresses how to prevent, respond to and recover from, emergencies within the municipality.

The plan is developed by the Municipal Emergency management Planning Committee (MEMPC) and maps out how, as a community, we can cope with hazards and emergencies. The plan recognises the inevitability of economic and social effects of emergencies including loss of life, destruction of property and dislocation of individuals and communities.

Municipal Emergency Management Planning

The aim of the MEMP is to detail the agreed arrangements for the prevention of, the response to, and the recovery from, emergencies that could occur in Frankston City Council as identified in Part 4 of the Emergency Management Act 1986.

The broad objectives of the MEMP are to:

1. Implement measures to prevent or reduce the causes or effects of emergencies.
2. Manage arrangements for the utilization and implementation of municipal resources in response to emergencies.
3. Manage support that may be provided to or from adjoining municipalities.
4. Assist the affected community(s) to recover after an emergency.
5. Complement other local, regional and state planning arrangements.

Frankston City Council has responsibility for management of municipal resources and the co-ordination of community support to counter the effects of an emergency during the response and recovery phases.

This includes the management of:

• The provision of emergency relief to combatants and affected persons during the response phase:
• The provision of supplementary supply (resources) to combat and relief agencies during the response and recovery phases;
• Municipal assistance to agencies during the response and recovery phases;
• The assessment of the impact of the emergency; and
• Recovery activities within the municipality in consultation with Department of Human Services.

Further information about Councils MEMP is available by contacting Cherie Malpass on
9768 1500 or email: cherie.malpass@frankston.vic.gov.au.