Southland Regional Council, NZ Emergency Management Southland's award-winning Project AF8 program

Southland Regional Council, NZ Project AF8 program

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Emergency Management Southland, established by four Southland Councils, developed the Project AF8 program due to the potential of an Alpine Fault earthquake event. The program was designed to raise awareness of this issue with scientific modeling. Project AF8 helped Councils in the region plan a coordinated response and provide ongoing engagement to increase the community's resilience.

Emergency Preparedness Intergovernmental Cooperation

Southland Regional Council, NZ

Regional council in New Zealand

New Zealand

Governments Involved

Invercargill City Council, NZ

New Zealand

Gore District Council, NZ

New Zealand

Southland District Council, NZ

New Zealand

Links

Home - AF8 [Alpine Fault magnitude 8]

Emergency management - Environment Southland

Newsworthy

Alpine fault project receives excellence award - Environment Southland

Project Succeeded

Emergency Management Southland won the BERL Award for Collaborative Government Action at the SOLGM Local Government Excellence Awards for their work leading Project AF8.

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