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EMERGENCY PLANNING

Emergency preparedness must go beyond survival kits

Effective community resilience requires local leadership, inclusive emergency planning and trusted communication networks, says Heather Jameson.

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Some days the Covid pandemic seems like it was all just a fever dream, a distant memory that seems so surreal it is hard to believe it even happened.

The camaraderie, the clapping for carers and checking in on neighbours dissipated in exchange for a deep disillusionment with politics when we realised we weren't all in it together.

Heather Jameson

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