Links and Templates

Important Links

Pre-Season Preparation

• CFA Prepare your property
• Insurance Council of Australia
• Worksafe Bushfire Recovery

Alerts And Warnings

• VicEmergency App: App Store or Google Play
• Emergency Response Victoria
• FFM planned burns: General infomation or search by your postcode
• The Victorian EPA current air quality measures

Lab Testing, Sampling and Permits

• AWRI Commercial Services
• Vintessential Laboratories
• Differences between each laboratory testing
• Information on grape sampling from each lab:
  • Vintessential Laboratories
  • AWRI Commercial Services
• Information on movement requirements for samples
• Where Phylloxera is present
• Grape material transport permits
• Information on small lot ferments for trials
• Information on regional sensory panels

Growers Associations

• Local association

Important Contacts

• Wine Victoria
• Agriculture Victoria
• Department Of Environment. Land, Water and Planning (DELWP)
• Bushfire Recovery Victoria (BRV)
• Country Fire Authority (CFA)
• Emergency Management Victoria (EMV)
• State Government

Bushfire Impact – Fire and Smoke/Smoke Compounds in Wine
AWRI

• General information on smoke taint
• Advice on direct impact of Fire
• Managing unharvested vineyards
• Advice on how to deal with smoke tainted wine – Fact Sheet

Financial Advice
CPA Australia

• Business Continuity Plan
• Financial assistance and advice

Mental Health and Wellbeing

• Agriculture Victoria Counselling

New Emerging Techniques in Wine Remediation Options for Smoke Affected Juice and Wine

• See this AWRI webinar

Templates and Checklists

Download Risk Assessment Team Meeting Template (.DOC)

Download Crisis Management Team Meeting Template (.DOC)