Neighbourhood Support groups foster community safety, resilience and connectedness. To support you and your neighbours to stay connected, we maintain a comprehensive database of households and members of the community. Contact groups are managed by a street or area coordinator who can circulate contact lists and keep details up to date when people move away and new people join the street or area. 

Our database also enables us to share important information about events and issues in the community, opportunities arising from the work of other community organisations, and education about community safety, crime prevention and emergency preparedness.

We have two registers that can assist in an emergency response:

Emergency Skills Register

A civil defence emergency response often calls for all hands-on deck. We’ve updated our database to capture specific skills that are often required in an event. If you’re a qualified tradesperson, engineer, have medical or first aid skills, can operate specialised vehicles or equipment, or can translate languages, AND you’d be prepared to participate in an emergency response, please add your details.

Vulnerable Persons Register

When crisis strikes, everyone feels the impact in some way or another, but some of our community members are more vulnerable. Our vulnerable persons register is for people who may need additional or specialised support in the event of an emergency. Register your details and if there is an emergency affecting your area, our team will work with the Civil Defence team to ensure your safety and support.

To become a Neighbourhood Support member, add to one of our registers, join your local contact group, or start a contact group in your street, go to the Contact Us & Get Involved page.