2020-11-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                              10 NOVEMBER 2020


COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
Rufous St Precinct Development      Tender documentation completed for         Evaluating tender submissions for           Award contract
                                      the new Peregian Beach Community             Community House, carpark and                Complete draft concept plans for
                                      House and carpark                            landscaping                                   conversion of existing Community
                                    Tender submission period                   Seeking extension on BBRF grant               House to extension of Digital Hub
                                      conducted                                    timeframe                                   Recommend resolution of
                                    Landscape concept plan drafted                                                             outstanding Ri-Con claims
Disaster Recovery                   Disaster Evacuation Centre training        Working with community to deliver 1         Develop further events and activities
                                      and exercise completed                       year anniversary community                    that build community resilience and
                                    Community engagement conducted               events/activities at Cooroibah and            help prepare for disaster events
                                      to determine community need                  North Shore bushfire affected areas         Deliver 1-year anniversary events in
                                      around bushfire recovery                     - event to build community resilience         November & December at
                                    Development of a Community                   and disaster preparedness                     Cooroibah and Noosa North
                                      Development Bushfire Recovery              Organise bushfire risk management             Shore/Teewah
                                      Plan for a 2-year period completed,          workshop with North Shore and               Deliver community risk management
                                      outlining areas of need for human            Teewah communities                            workshop at Noosa Northshore
                                      social recovery                            Continue work on Emergency Action           Finalise and launch the Emergency
                                    Recruited Community Development              Guide (all hazards): a                        Action Guide
                                      Officer Recovery position                    comprehensive guide for residents           Finalise and launch the opt-in
                                    Coordinated and delivered a 1-year           that is Noosa specific                        emergency alert system for
                                      bushfire anniversary event at              Working with Guardian web                     residents
                                      Peregian Beach in partnership with           developer to create an opt-in feature       Host mental health first aid training
                                      local community                              for the Disaster Dashboard that               for key community members
                                    Organised and delivered Mental               alerts residents of hazards and             Host specific mental health recovery
                                      Health First Aid Training for 20             emergencies locally                           training for key community recovery
                                      frontline staff that work in disaster      Work with fire affected areas to              roles within Council
                                      recovery                                     assist vulnerable residents and             Meet with rural communities to
                                    Developed the Connecting Noosa               community groups in their recovery            discuss disaster recovery and
                                      program, providing free community            and resilience                                management needs
                                      activities that assist recovery from       Coordinate Mental Health First Aid          Host the quarterly Aged Care
                                      bushfires and COVID 19                       training for identified key community         Retirement Sector reference group
                                    Continued work with the formed               members/representatives s to better           regarding disaster preparedness and
                                      Aged Care/Retirement forum to                assist in disasters and recovery              resilience
                                      discuss bushfires and disaster             Coordinate specific Mental Health           Continue to deliver on the
                                      preparedness as a community and              training in partnership with SCHHS            community recovery plan
                                      sector Continue to support those             (Mental Health Unit) specific to staff      Continue to develop programs,

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