2016-07-18 General Committee Meeting - Item 3 - Attachment 1 - Flood Management Plan

Executive Summary
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The purpose of the flood management plan is to provide      A Capacity Assessment was carried out to review the
a key strategic document to facilitate a consistent         organisation’s flood management capacity across these
understanding within the community and the organisation     core areas. The Capacity Assessment established a
of Council’s flooding resources and direction for future    series of performance targets and recommended some
flood management in Noosa. The Plan and its supporting      desired outcomes to achieve these targets with the aim of
documents act as a central reference for communicating      increasing the overall flood management capability of the
Council’s existing knowledge and capacity in flood          organisation. Key outcomes have been carried forward into
management and as a guide for directing future investment   this plan.
and implementation of actions towards improving the
community’s understanding and resilience to flood risks.    The plan also provides the background context of flooding
                                                            in Noosa, summarises Council’s flooding resources,
The overall aim is that the Noosa community and council     identifies emerging issues and concerns within the
are well informed about flood risk and well prepared for    catchment, waterways and floodplains and establishes key
significant flood events. This can be achieved by Noosa     initiatives to address these.
Council, residents and businesses having access to best
available flood information including past, present and     The plan has been developed as a whole of council
future flooding conditions; ensuring flood resources are    initiative with input from the various council business
up to date, reflect local conditions and take account of    areas. The implementation plan will be reviewed and
existing and future climate; ensuring flood management      updated annually for consideration in annual operational
and disaster management activities are well coordinated     planning and budget processes. Council looks forward to
and communicated across all stakeholders; and ensuring      working with other tiers of government, local businesses,
services are delivered that help protect the community,     community organisations and individual residents to
improve community resilience and improve public access      implement this Plan.
to information.

The plan identifies three core areas:

1. Flooding Resources - information such as flood
   studies, mapping , records, survey and flood searches

2. Planning and policy in Council’s planning scheme,
   building controls and other strategic and operational
   plans, and development assessment

3. Disaster management - how Council prepares for and
   responds to a flood event, community awareness and
   flood mitigation works.




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