Phase 1 aims to deliver 200 supported self-assessments across Millgrove households using the Resilient Building Council's Multi-Hazard Resilience Professional Assessment methodology. The data collected will underpin:
- A comprehensive baseline of household resilience across the Millgrove township
- A costed model for the whole-of-community retrofit program
- A community working bee and street-level fire reduction action plan
- An investment case to attract insurers, banks, government and impact investors for Phase 2
Phase 1 is scheduled to take roughly 18 months across five stages:
1. Project Inception
2. Assessor Training and Systems Setup
3. Community Outreach and Onboarding
4. Assessment Delivery and Monitoring
5. Evaluation and Reporting
Following the initial set up, local assessors will be trained and the broader community engaged and invited to submit expressions of interest, with a focus on the most vulnerable. Supported self-assessments will provide a Resilience Rating to each participating household along with a retrofit recommendation report. Properties suitable for working bee / street-level interventions will be identified, as will local trades and volunteer groups capable of delivering retrofit works.
Crucially, Phase 1 will provide an understanding of the scale of investment required, enabling Millgrove and the Canopy to discuss resilience finance products with investors, insurers, banks and government. The Resilient Building Council has already piloted this with NAB—and participating households saved up to $109,000 in mortgage interest.
Check back here for regular updates as this exciting project progresses through these three meaningful phases.
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