Our Resilience Hazard Assessment

In May 2022, we adopted our first ever resilience plan – the Resilience Hazard Assessment(PDF, 31MB)

Our Resilience Hazard Assessment (RHA) was developed using extensive data and insights from multiple sources to deeply understand our community and how we can help build community resilience in order to adapt, survive and thrive in good time and bad. 

7 Resilience hazards

The hazards our city will face if resilience is not embedded

1. Severe disruption to the services, infrastructure and assets that support our city and its people
2. Health and community services are overwhelmed
3. Critical infrastructure doesn’t meet or keep up with our changing community needs
4. Extreme heat days threaten our lives and the things we do
5. Our agility and resources are tested as we work to deliver and meet our commitments
6. Our First Nations knowledge and wisdom are not respected and embraced
7. Our city grows without an identity or spirit to support community cohesion and strength

10 Shocks - Events that can stop our city

• Bushfires
• Infrastructure failure (transport, digital, electrical)
• Extreme temperatures and heatwaves
• Financial crisis and high structural unemployment
• Disease pandemic
• Flooding (flash, riverine)
• Drought and water shortages
• Severe storms (East Coast Lows)
• Cyber attack
• Civil disobedience/terrorism

10 Stresses - Everyday pressures our community experience

• Increasing vulnerable populations
• Homelessness
• Domestic and Family Violence
• Food insecurity
• Aging community infrastructure and facilities
• Housing affordability
• Increasing congestion for commuter travel
• Increasing digital divide
• Increasing average temperatures
• Chronic illnesses (including mental illness)