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Section 8.14


Recovery Phases
                                                        8.14.3    Stage 3: Long-term recovery (restoration, rebuilding, reshaping and sustainability)

                                                        Long-term recovery is characterised by the ongoing       The likely recovery activities conducted during this
                                                        restoration and rebuilding of physical infrastructure,   phase include:
                                                        restoration of the economy and of the environment,
                                                        and reshaping to support sustainability of recovery      •    Assets are restored, improved and operational
                                                        measures in the longer term. During the transition       •    Rebuilding phase finalised
                                                        phase, specialist recovery workers leave affected        •    Longer term psycho-social support strategies
                                                        communities and systems start to wind down as                 for individuals, families and communities are
                                                        normal community development and business as                  established and operational
                                                        usual processes return. Long term recovery may last      •    Event anniversaries are acknowledged
                                                        many months and in some cases many years after                appropriately
                                                        the event.                                               •    Key milestone achievements are acknowledged
                                                                                                                      and celebrated
                                                                                                                 •    Exit strategies are implemented.




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