2020-11-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   10 NOVEMBER 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                      RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER

Disaster Management
Governance                                QERMF Risk Assessment                     Implementation of lessons learnt            Review and amendment of DM Sub-
Review of Disaster Management Plans         commenced 15 October.                     QERMF risk assessment to be                   Plans.
                                                                                        undertaken to inform review of DM           Development of Threat Specific -
                                                                                        Plan                                          Pandemic Plan
                                                                                      Annual review of DM Plan                    Specific policies written to ensure
                                                                                        scheduled for 2 November 2020.                more robust procedures in place
                                                                                                                                    Continuous improvement
Capability                                Disaster Management presentation          Roll out of:                                Looking for opportunities for
Strengthen and increase the Disaster        for Audit and Risk Committee.               o New Disaster Dashboard format               improvement and utilisation of Bush
Management capability, including          Discussion exercise with LDMG               o New Emergency Action Guide                  fire funding.
training and conducting exercises.          Chair/Vice and external                                                                 Staff training to create in-house
                                                                                        o New Opt-in notification system
                                            stakeholders 26/10/2020                                                                   expertise in mapping for flood
                                                                                      Purchase and storage of Evacuation
                                          Secured funding for joint Severe                                                          forecasting
                                                                                        Centre Bedding
                                            Wind Hazard Assessment for SEQ.                                                         Continuous improvement
                                                                                      Training Evacuation Centre
                                          Library staff strained in evacuation        Coordinators in Guardian
                                            centre management including the             Registration
                                            use of Guardian.
                                                                                      Recruitment and training for LDCC
                                                                                        positions continues.
                                                                                      Investigating initiatives for Bushfire
                                                                                        Funding
                                                                                      Working with QFES Communities
                                                                                        Team to develop and implement
                                                                                        recovery and resilience programs.
                                                                                      Continuing refinement of flood
                                                                                        forecasting software.
                                                                                      Developing procedures for LDCC.
                                                                                      Reviewing and finalising LDCC
                                                                                        position duty statements
                                                                                      Audit of evacuation centres and
                                                                                        neighbourhood safer places.
Legislative Compliance Review                                                         Annual review of DM Plan                    Implementation of new IGEM
Monitor, develop and maintain                                                           scheduled for 2 November 2020.                framework
compliance levels in accordance with
Local, State and Commonwealth
requirements.


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