The Mansfield Shire Emergency Services Precinct
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The Situation
The 2026 Victorian bushfire season captured the state's attention, underscoring the ongoing threat bushfires pose to Regional Victoria - lessons that
cannot be ignored.
When the Longwood Berry's Lane fire broke out, much of Mansfield Shire was still recovering from an 18-hour power outage that had also cut telecommunications for outlying communities. Our emergency services operate from outdated, inadequate facilities. Over 1,000 fire-affected residents from Mansfield and neighbouring shires evacuated, sheltering in a gymnasium with no air conditioning through forty-degree summer heat.
We have an urgent need, and long-held plans, to decrease the shire’s vulnerability to the fires and floods our region is prone to.
An application for funding has been lodged to the Regional Precincts & Partnerships program.
The Solution
The Mansfield Emergency Services Precinct will deliver a fit-for-purpose, co-located emergency services hub for the
Shire.
Stage 1 will construct a Resilience and Recovery Centre co-locating SES and Mansfield Community Radio - the Shire's emergency broadcaster - within a central precinct.
The site will also allow for future colocation of Ambulance Victoria and the Mansfield CFA brigade.
The centre will provide training, volunteer support and shared administration, enabling coordinated emergency responses and better threat mitigation. It will also shelter evacuees and give the community safe access to relief and recovery services.
Funding Requirements
- Mansfield Emergency Relief Recovery Centre & Emergency Broadcasting Studio $3,834,955
- SES Redevelopment (staged) $2,800,714
- Carparks, driveways and landscaping $2,557,890
- Project management $850,000
Land Value (1.3ha) $4,000,000*
Total project cost - $14,043,559
*Mansfield Shire Council has pledged a $4,000,000 land contribution to the project.
