Resilient Southern Communities (RSC)

What is a CDR group?

A group of community members who together identify and take local actions for better local recovery.

In 2019 the Australian Red Cross and council piloted the first Community-led disaster resilience (CDR) project in Kangarilla.  

In 2022 three more CDR's began- Cherry Gardens Ironbank Recreation ground; Clarendon and Seaford-Moana.

Who supports CDR projects?

Local community members who want themselves, their families and neighbourhoods to recover well after an emergency.

A Community Connections Officer who helps guide the process and connect partners.

Australian Red Cross run a workshop series. This helps the CDR group to map strengths and local knowledge to come up with a plan for their community.

Where are the CDR groups?

Currently there are six established CDR’s:

• Clarendon
• Cherry Gardens / Ironbank
• Kangarilla
• Seaford / Moana
• Sturt Gorge (Coromandel Valley / Craigburn / Flagstaff Hill)
• Willunga

Want to help your neighbourhood prepare to recover well?

CDR groups welcome new members. You can be a part of helping your neighbourhood prepare for emergencies.

To connect with your local CDR group, or for more information use the buttons below

OR contact Priah Dean - Community Connections Officer (Resilience) on 0414 289 271.

Wanting your community to be better prepared for a....? 

• power outage
• fire
• flood
• or other disaster

If you're local to a CDR group come along...

NEW Locations:

• Sturt Gorge
  Based at Coromandel Community Centre, 141b Main Rd, Coromandel Valley
  Next group meeting - Online TBA (Workshops currently on hold)

SES Storm Forum - Sunday 27 October, 3pm @ Craigburn Primary School(PDF, 719KB)

Contact Leeza Peters or Priah Dean at City of Onkaparinga for further details - 8384 0666

• Willunga
  Based at Waverley Homestead, 23 St Peters Tce, Willunga
  Workshop series complete - Next meeting date TBA 

Contact Matt Adams or Priah Dean at City of Onkaparinga for further details - 8384 0666

These groups are supported through funding from the Australian Federal Government.

Cherry Gardens Ironbank Community-led Disaster Resilience Group

An opportunity for locals to come together and figure out what the Cherry Gardens Ironbank community need in order to connect, develop and implement a community centred disaster resilience plan.

Regular opportunities to plan local initiatives are held locally:

Please contact Chris Lemm (Blackwood Golf Club - Chairperson)

clemm@adam.com.au or 0407 710 647

Upcoming Community Sessions

Community Planning Session: Monday 9 August, 7pm @ Blackwood Golf Club

Connect-Recover-CG-IB-Update-May-2024.pdf(PDF, 227KB)

Building our work in the Cherry Gardens/Ironbank community...

Emergency Planning Workshop with local resident Josie McLean - Sunday July 28, 1-4pm

Educational session with special guest involved with Lobethal fire disaster recovery - 6 March, 2024

Bushfire Archetype Focus Group - 14 August, 2023

'No Regrets' Meet&Greet - 5 December, 2022

Workshop Series 'Community-led Disaster Resilience' with the Australian Red Cross - April-June 2022

Current initiatives

Community Emergency Planning Session

Development of a CG/I regional database resource of skills

Clarendon Community-led Disaster Resilience

Our interest is in building a more resilient Clarendon

Regular opportunities to plan local initiatives are held locally @ Hazel McKenzie Hall, Harper Road:

Please contact Alida Cowan (CCA representative)

Secretary@cca.clarendon.org.au

Upcoming Community Opportunities

Next Meeting Date: TBA

Current Initiatives

Emergency Hub Planning

Revegetation of Harper Road after olive removal – More information soon

Building our work in the Clarendon community...

• Emergency Simulation - September 2023
• Community Olive Pick - Saturday 27 May, 2023
• Workshop Series 'Community-led Disaster Resilience' with the Australian Red Cross - April-June 2022

2023 Olive Harvest (supported by grants from the South Australian and Federal Government)

Saturday the 27th May 2023 saw the inaugural Clarendon Community Olive Harvest on Harper Road Clarendon. The Clarendon CFS, Noarlunga SES, City of Onkaparinga and the Clarendon community undertook a roadside clean-up of feral olive trees and gathered the olives from the limbs of the removed trees for processing.

The Olive Harvest was seen as an opportunity to make some good of the planned removal of the roadside olive trees – by harvesting and processing the olives. The tree removal is part of a coordinated plan by CoO to reduce the fuel load alongside the roads in and around Clarendon. This roadside and verge clean-up is one of seven initiatives of the local Clarendon Resilience Group.

Kangarilla Community Emergency Resilience Group

Working towards creating a community who can effectively find our "new normal" after we experience a significant emergency event (i.e. bushfire, flood, natural disaster or another such emergency).

We aim to provide opportunities where locals can learn and share what they can do to ensure safety and wellbeing of their households:

• education and ideas for seasonal property preparation
• how Government and Emergency Responders take action during significant emergency events
• Supporting activities that connect us together as a community to strengthen future resilience

This group is proudly supported by the Kangarilla Progress Association who have been leading this work since 2020.

All community members are welcome to attend our regular opportunities locally:

Please contact Bernie Boag (President Kangarilla Progress Association)

bernadette.boag@gmail.com OR 0416 232 353

Find us on Facebook

Emergency Information can also be found on the Noticeboard outside the Kangarilla General Store.

Upcoming Community Opportunities

Regular meetings are held on the second OR third Tuesday of each month 7pm @Kangarilla Progress Hall, Rec Ground.

Next meeting:

• TBC

Our Achievements for the Kangarilla community...

Bushfire Archetypes Focus Group  - Tuesday 15 August, 2023

Emergency Information Noticeboard @ the General Store - Mid 2021

18-month Community Resilience Calendar (partnering with Kangarilla Primary School)

Annual Education Sessions:

• Get Storm Ready (SES) - July 2024
• Safe Over Summer (Radicool Reptiles) - November 2023
• New Fire Ratings (Forestry SA) - November 2022
• Bushfire Blitz (CFS Engagement) - November 2021
• Bushfire, Livestock & Horses (PIRSA) - December 2020
• Bushfire Preparation - October 2020
• Workshop Series 'Community-led Disaster Resilience' with the Australian Red Cross - Dec2019-Feb2020

Current Initiatives

Welcome bags for new community members

Community Education and Connection opportunities

Awards / Recognition

Finalist - 2022 Suncorp Resilient Australia National Community Award (Aust. Institute for Disaster Resilience).

Semi Finalist - 2022 Jones Harley Toole Community Safety Award (SA Community Safety Awards).

Seaford-Moana Disaster Resilience Group - the story so far(PDF, 839KB)

A number of positive outcomes have been achieved by the resilience group. A small number of committed locals have continued the challenge of driving further action. The group have decided to transition their knowledge and experience into the local networks including Seaford Network, service clubs and Seaford Community Centre. Below is a summary of CDR achievements so far. Please view the downloadable pdf accessible above for more information.

For further information: Kristen Frost - Community Connections Officer, City of Onkaparinga

Community Sessions held...

• Psychological First Aid - 14 August, 2023
• Meet & Share Southern Network Evening - 11 November 2022
• Workshop Series 'Community-led Disaster Resilience' with the Australian Red Cross - Feb 2022

Initiatives

• Encouraging the registration of Local Defibrillators
• Establishing local Emergency Information Sharing Noticeboard
• Community Education and Awareness opportunities