Macedon Digest, The 

About: Macedon Digest, The is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Project commissioning & Emergency management. Over the lifetime, 42 publications have been published receiving 144 citations.

From under the Mud-pack: Women and the Charleville Floods

Abstract: The first hand experience of a social worker, who took part in the rescue operations of Charleville floods, is presented. She was a victim herself in the Charleville floods. The need to build women's self esteem and formalisation of a policy for recognition and encouragement of the private, community and professional work that women do in disaster recovery is highlighted.

What Must the Reasonable Private Dam Owner Foresee

Abstract: The dam owner's duty is to reach a standard of behaviour that avoids or minimises foreseeable injury, however, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria incorporated provisions regarding the construction and maintenance of private dams into legislation. The standard of care required of private dam owners in Australia is subject to some guidance in these three States and little in the others. Only New South Wales adopted the US approach to include flood warning as part of owner's responsibility.

Community Analysis: Some Considerations for Disaster Preparedness and Response

Abstract: Disaster preparedness and response to hazards are greatly facilitated by an understanding of the community on whose behalf preparation and response are undertaken. But in some emergency service organisations, understanding of communities and the relevance of comprehension of community characteristics to disaster management are ignored. The cultures which have developed in these organisations tend to be hands-on and crisis-focussed in their stances. The consequences are numerous. In particular, there is little consideration of the nature of vulnerability in society and the identification of the most disaster-vulnerable groups in the community-at least in advance of hazards actually occurring-with the result that emergency managers are unable to optimally target assistance to those most liable to hazards.

Special Needs of Women in Emergency Situations

Abstract: The Emergency Services has to consider the special needs of women in emergency situations, as they are different from the male related to social and cultural terms. The services also have to take some action to ensure a safe environment for the women. The government departments need to put consistent efforts across the board to commit themselves to provide financial and the appropriate personnel to support communities until they are back in control.

Responding to Women in Emergencies and Disasters: The Role of Community Services Development

Abstract: Community Services Development (CSD) is aimed at increasing the capacity and coordinating the efforts of the government and non-government sectors to provide a range of preventative strategies and human services in response to identified community needs. It also targets the needs of women confronted by domestic violence in rural and remote Aboriginal and Islander communities using a variety of funding strategies.