Community recovery committees

Community recovery committees (CRCs) allow our communities to drive their own recovery and future. CRCs have been established across Towong Shire, including:

• The Upper Murray Community Recovery Committee. This CRC considers the whole region, including cross-border communities, and broader projects like tourism and telecommunications.
• Local CRCs in towns and valleys, which decide on projects to benefit their own areas. Local CRCs have been established in the Upper Murray, Corryong, Cudgewa, Towong, Thow­gla, Walwa and surrounds, Biggara, Tint­aldra, Lucyvale/Berringama, Nariel Valley, Tallangatta and The Peninsula. You can learn more about some of the local CRCs below.

If you'd like to register to join a committee, contact the recovery team on 1800 518 222 or drop into the Upper Murray Community Recovery Hub.

Why CRCs?

CRCs focus on broad recovery priorities for the Shire, by:

• consulting with communities and representing community views on recovery
• identifying community recovery priorities for input into the Towong Shire Municipal Recovery Plan
• providing input and feedback on recovery activities to Towong Shire Council, state and federal government
• helping the community understand recovery planning, recovery activities and what support is available to them
• advocating on behalf of the community to make sure recovery efforts meet their needs
• reviewing and evaluating recovery activities and the work of the CRC and other government stakeholders.