b'The Great Eastern Mail FEBRUARY 10, 2023 05 WHEN YOU NEED IT DONE RIGHTEast Gippsland welcomesTRUSTED PERSONAL CARE disaster funding review WHEN EXCELLENCE COUNTSE AST Gippsland Shirecommunities. investment and/or policyMr Adrian AitkenCouncil will welcomeCr Reeves said Council andchange in these areas to the opportunitythe broader East Gippslandsupport our community,to provide input into ancommunity looks forwardCr Reeves said. M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.A.C.S.independent review intoto being actively involvedThe review will take forward Australias disaster fundingin the review by sharing ourthe work the Government isSPECIALIST GENERAL SURGEONarrangements announced bylived experiences, learnings,already doing with states and the Albanese Governmentchallenges and successes. territories to review the jointly this week. Mr Colvin will bringfunded Disaster RecoveryALL GENERAL SURGICAL COMPLAINTSAndrew Colvin APM OAM,considerable East GippslandFunding Arrangements who led national recoverycontext to the review given his(DRFA). MELANOMA AND SKIN CANCERSefforts after the 2019-20 Blackprevious involvement withDRFA is an obstacle toCARPAL TUNNEL UNDER LOCALSummer Bushfires, is headingthe 2019-20 fires and multiplecommunity disaster recoveryGASTROSCOPY AND COLONOSCOPYup the review to ensurevisits to our shire. We lookdue to its narrow focus and government investment inforward to working with Mrcomplexity. Our experienceGALLSTONE SURGERYdisaster funding is fit-for- Colvin and his team again, of the 2019-20 fires and otherBREAST LUMPSpurpose and effective in theCr Reeves said. natural disasters identified theBREAST CANCERface of increasingly frequentCr Reeves said Council hasneed for significant change in and more severe naturalseveral advocacy prioritiespolicy and practice, BOWEL CANCERSdisasters. that have a natural disasterCr Reeves said. HERNIA REPAIRSEast Gippsland Shire Mayorpreparedness, recovery andWhats needed is a moreHYDROCELESCr Mark Reeves said theresilience focus, including: streamlined evidence and region has a long history withNational disaster recoveryclaims process that betterKEYHOLE SURGERYnatural disasters. funding reform reflects the emergency contextLIPOMASWhat we know is there isStrategic firebreaks andin which work is undertaken. DUPUYTRENS HAND SURGERYconsiderable lived experienceroadside vegetationVictorias approach also that can contribute greatlymanagement needs change to enable theTUMMY TUCKSto improvements in howPest and weed management reconstruction of publicTHYROID SURGERYdisaster-prone areas ofBiodiversity strategies assets to a higher disasterVARICOSE VEINSAustralia, including EastDigital connectivity resilient standard and Gippsland, can be resilient inLong-term bushfirereduce expenditure on assetVASECTOMYthe face of natural disastersrecovery and communityrestoration.www. tzpatrickhouse.com.auby being supported throughresilience Also, DRFA arrangements preparation, response andShared approach to firecan more effectively provide recovery, Cr Reeves said. management for the compounding impacts8 PEARSON ST BAIRNSDALEThe scope of the review isBushfire rebuild supportof multiple disaster events in encouraging, and its successand preparedness. quick succession. ReformsASK YOUR GP FOR A REFERRALwill be in a fit-for-purposeThese are priorities thatneed to allow for critical safety natural disaster model thatreflect East Gippslandsmeasures, such as hazardous is effective on-the-groundnatural disaster challenges.debris clean up after naturalPHONE 51 444 555 FOR APPOINTMENTSin natural disaster-exposedOur advocacy is fordisasters, to occur over time.YOUR FIRE RISK TODAY ISLEAVE BUSHFIRE RISK AREAFor your survival, leave bush re risk areas.On Catastrophic rated days, your life may depend on the decisions you make, even before there is are. Stay safe by going to a safer location early in the morning or the night before.Plan. Act. Survive.Go to emergency.vic.gov.auAuthorised by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne'