Flood Recovery – Page 5 – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Floods and mosquito-borne diseases

October 24, 2022 by Ethnic Council

Experts say record-breaking floods in Australia are allowing mosquitoes to thrive, increasing the risk of spreading diseases like the Ross River virus, Barmah Forest Virus and Murray Valley Encephalitis.

Mosquitoes need stagnant water. Immature insects emerge from eggs and develop underwater until they become pupae, and then adults. Females require blood before laying eggs and can inject saliva and virus into humans when they bite.

After a flood or heavy rainfall, mosquitoes grow and spread in the pools of water left behind. Mosquitoes can carry diseases and spread it by biting you.

Going Home After a Flood

October 26, 2022October 24, 2022 by Ethnic Council

Multi-lingual Advice: When returning to your home after a flood, read this information to protect yourself and your family from possible injury, illness, or disease. This information is in simple, easy to read English. Guidance is given in Arabic, Assyrian, Burmese, Chinese (Simplified), Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Farsi (Persian), Greek, Gujarati, Hazaragi, Italian, Karen, Khmer, Kurdiah, Macedonian, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese.

Ambulance Victoria GP and Nurses at the Shepparton Showgrounds

October 24, 2022 by Ethnic Council

Ambulance Victoria has established a Primary Care Clinic at the Shepparton Showgrounds. No appointment is needed.

Shepparton Incident Controller Update 24 October 2022

October 24, 2022 by Ethnic Council

Shepparton ICC Incident Controller, Ray Jasper provides an update on the current flood situation today (Monday 24 October 2022) at 3PM.

Shepparton ICC Incident Controller Ray Jasper provides an update Sunday 23 October at 3PM

October 23, 2022 by Ethnic Council

Shepparton ICC Incident Controller Ray Jasper provides an update on the current flood situation today (Sunday 23 October 2022) at 3PM. Incident Controller, Ray Jasper discusses the current flood situation and what emergencies services are doing including water pumping in Mooroopna and sandbagging in Moira Shire.

Victorian flood summary Sunday 23 October

October 23, 2022 by Ethnic Council

Here is the summary on the floods given by the Victorian SES’s chief of operations, Tim Wiebusch, on Sunday, 23 October for Northern Victoria.

Flood update for community – Saturday 22 October 2022

October 22, 2022 by Ethnic Council

Greater Shepparton City Council notifies a community update on Sunday afternoon at 4:30pm. Food relief packs are available, a rubbish disposal update is given, and there is a “how to volunteer” information for those seeking to help with the cleanup. Links are given for flood recovery assistance, the Shepparton Animal Shelter and the Maternal Health Centre.

Electrical safety and floods – Translations available

October 22, 2022 by Ethnic Council

Powercor gives advice about electrical safety and reconnection in several languages: Arabic, Dari, Hazaragi, Persian, Punjabi. Translations are availble for download.

State Emergency Service briefing – Echuca

October 22, 2022 by Ethnic Council

Authorities have just provided an update on the situation across the state, which included a briefing on rivers in the Loddon Campaspe region. SES controller Tim Wiebusch said the Campaspe River is at minor flood levels, but said there was a chance of renewed rises in Rochester and Echuca.

Multicultural communities need to be part of Victoria’s flood emergency plans, leaders say

October 22, 2022 by Ethnic Council

Chris Hazelman, manager of the Ethnic Council of Shepparton, said while the multicultural communities’ efforts to help out on the ground had been “fantastic”, these groups need to be included in the emergency management planning process. “At the moment, [they are] not a priority in the planning processes,” Mr Hazelman said. “There should be more of a focus on who is actually being impacted, and how we actually provide services to those people.”

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