2017-10-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              10 OCTOBER 2017


7                        NOOSA LOCAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2018
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Disaster Management & Special Projects Officer, Beth Potter
                                    Infrastructure Services Department

Index                               ECM/ Subject/ Disaster Management/ Local Disaster Management Plan

Attachments                         1.   Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2018 (Note: 68 pg attachment
                                         provided separately to this report)
                                    2.   Membership of Noosa Local Disaster Management Group 2018


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Disaster Management & Special Projects Officer to the
Services & Organisation Committee Meeting dated 10 October 2017 and:
A.                       Repeal the Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2016/2017;
B.                       Adopt the Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2018 as provided at Attachment 1 to
                         the report for the period 20 October 2017 to 31 December 2018;
C.                       Devolve responsibility for updating and approving the operational appendices of the Local
                         Disaster Management Plan 2018 to the Noosa Local Disaster Management Group; and
D.                       Adopt the list of members and advisors for the Noosa Local Disaster Management Group
                         as provided at Attachment 2 to the report.



REPORT
1.                       Local Disaster Management Plan
It is a requirement of the Disaster Management Act 2003 (the Act) that a local government
develops a Local Disaster Management Plan (the Plan) to assist with effective disaster
management for its area. It is also a requirement of the Act that a local government for the area
review, or renew, its Plan when considered appropriate.

The annual assessment of the 2016/2017 Plan against the Emergency Management Assurance
Framework (EMAF) was conducted on 11 September 2017. It is timely, therefore, for Council to
adopt a revised Plan.

This year the review of the Plan has focused on:
 Acknowledgement of and alignment with the EMAF;
 Updating references to relevant legislation;
 Identifying lead agencies for response to risk hazards;
 Updating list of State agency support during emergencies to ensure consistency with the
   State Plan;
 Updating the Plan with 2016 Census data for the Noosa Shire; and
 Updating to include the risk reduction strategies undertaken during 2016/2017.



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