The Resilience Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) Support Package aims to supports Councils’ and their communities’ resilience journey by providing user friendly, practical tools and templates to embed resilience as business as usual through the IP&R process and the development of their Community Strategic Plan (CSP), Delivery Program and Operational Plan.
This Support Package was prepared by Hunter Joint Organisation for the 11 councils in the Hunter and Central Coast region. During the preparation, consultation was held with representatives from councils’ governance staff, resilience staff, executive leaders, Resilient Sydney, Office of Local Government and NSW Reconstruction Authority.
To support the Resilience IP&R Support Package, we have also provided the following:
- Summary Factsheet – Resilience IP&R Summary
- Factsheet – Resilience IP&R Package Information for Users
- Presentation template – Councils’ Resilience Commitments
Where the Resilience IP&R Support Package which takes a more holistic approach to overall resilience, Hunter JO has also developed a Climate Change IP&R Package, which focuses on specific strategies and actions councils can use on their climate change journey. The two IP&R Packages are intended to be used concurrently. To find out more, visit the Climate Change IP&R Package webpage.
To assess how councils are addressing climate adaptation and resilience in their IP&R using the Climate Change and Resilience IP&R resources, Hunter JO completed a review and comparative assessment of the 2022-2026 and 2025-2029 IP&R documentation for our 11 councils based around the six focus areas of councils’ shared role in resilience and the commitment level framework as outlined in the IP&R Packages.
The review identified that 6 out of 11 councils (55%) improved their integration of climate change and resilience between 2022-2026 and 2025-2029, and all councils in the region either maintained or increased their commitment level. To find out more, check out the Hunter and Central Coast Councils Resilience and Climate Change IP&R Review 2025.
The Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund and Disaster Risk Reduction Fund are jointly funded by the Australian and New South Wales governments.
Although funding for these projects has been provided by both the Australian and NSW Governments, the material contained herein does not necessarily represent the views of either Government.
