About SWLGEMA –

Welcome to the South West Local Government Emergency Management Alliance (SWLGEMA). SWLGEMA is established as a group of 12 local governments who provide a forum for the coordination, promotion, enhancement and sharing of comprehensive emergency management strategies within the South West of Western Australia. The strategic objectives of SWLGEMA are:

  • 1. To collate and coordinate complex risk treatment strategies which are beyond the capacity of individual Local Governments or which have a regional impact and elevate to State level for determination and resolution;
  • 2. To inform a range of partners of regional emergency management strategies;
  • 3. To promote an integrated emergency management capability within the South West Region of Western Australia through networks, shared forums, planning initiatives, processes, information and resources;
  • 4. To raise issues and provide collective solutions to emergency management problems;
  • 5. To promote and facilitate the integration of comprehensive emergency management planning into whole-of-government agencies strategic, operational and financial planning processes.