Exercise Kunawarra—Evaluation Report 2022

Exercise Kunawarra was conducted in Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula region of Victoria between 4 - 6 October 2022. The exercise name came from the Wadawurrung name for the Black Swan, an iconic local species, and the origin of the name of nearby Lake Connewarre. It was jointly led by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and the Department of Transport and Planning Victoria.

The exercise was designed to practice strategic and operational decision-making for a major oil spill in Victorian state waters.

Over the course of three days, nearly 200 people participated from 43 agencies including government, the private sector and non-government organisations (NGOs).