Cuts will hamper community groups in their helping role

Community groups will play a lead role when extreme weather events resulting from climate change unfold to trouble societies.

However, today’s Melbourne Age reports that the community sector in Victoria will not be equipped to handle natural disasters and emergencies, leaving vulnerable people at risk if disaster strikes.

The story: “Community sector struggles to cope after state and federal funding cuts” tells readers, “It is estimated that in the event of an emergency, about half of all community sector organisations would be out of operation for a week if they sustained serious damage – and many might never provide services again, according to a recent Victorian Council of Social Services report.”