By Aaron Cordy
THE bonds of community were strong as the waters rose last year, we saw the best of the Goulburn Valley community as people helped neighbours sandbag property and bring food to those trapped in their homes. What happens now, 12 months after the floods, is occupying the thoughts of many locals.
The newly founded Mooroopna Community Recovery Committee (MCRC) focuses on continued community engagement as the Goulburn Valley is put on a flood warning. In conjunction with Resilience in Recovery, MCRC is offering a voice to Mooroopna residents who felt isolated across the causeway.
Meeting monthly at the Mooroopna Education and Activity Centre MCRC encourages every community member, flood impacted or not, to come along and contribute to the discussion about how we move forward as a community.
“Why do we have to wait for an emergency for people to be community-minded? Let’s keep it going, let’s focus on the positive stuff, let the negative take care of itself,” said MCRC Co-Chair, Steven Neff.
“Together as a community we are working on a strategic plan for how we can do better, but we require community input. We want these suggestions of what we can do to move forward from people who live in the community,”
“What we do for ourselves dies, what we do for others’ lives forever,” said Steven.
The next MCRC meeting will be held Wednesday, October 25, from 6pm at the Mooroopna Education and Activity Centre. For more information go to greatershepparton.com.au/community/emergencies
Or check out the Resilience in Recovery Facebook page.
