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Section 4.4


Residual Risks
                                                        The LDMG recognises its treatment options will not       The following is a list of identified risks identified
                                                        always be adequate and residual risk will remain.        using the QERMF methodology that are not
                                                        Residual risks are the risks which remain after the      within the capacity of the LDMG to address and
                                                        LDMG has applied the risk mitigation strategies          are therefore deemed to be Residual Risks to be
                                                        within their capacity, but those strategies have not     escalated to the DDMG.
                                                        sufficiently reduced or eliminated the risk.



                                                        Table 6: Summary of Residual Risks for Noosa Shire


                                                         Issue                    Current Capacity                       Residual Risk                  Can Council
                                                                                                                                                        assist?
                                                         Evacuation of entire     Limited capacity exists to evacuate    Request to District for        Limited
                                                         community                the whole community.                   assistance




                                                         Multiple houses          There is a risk that emergency         Request to District for        Limited
                                                         damaged especially       services response to any disaster      assistance
                                                         those involving multi-   event will be severely compromised
                                                         casualty scenarios       as a result of insufficient response
                                                                                  capacity.

                                                         Asbestos                 The community has limited              Request to District for        Limited
                                                         contamination from       personnel trained in or equipped       assistance
                                                         damaged buildings        for asbestos removal. External
                                                                                  expertise will be required.


                                                         Managing multiple        Limited capacity exists to manage      Request to District for        Limited
                                                         Evacuation Centre        and staff evacuation centre            Assistance
                                                         Facilities               facilities.



                                                         Various Public Health    The community has a small              Request to District for        Limited
                                                         Risks                    team of EHO’s. In a major event,       assistance
                                                                                  professional EHO assistance will
                                                                                  be required for a range of public
                                                                                  health/environmental health issues.

                                                         Significant Terrorist    While Queensland Police would          Request to District (and       Limited
                                                         Attack or other Attack   escalate through their own             likely further to the State)
                                                         on the State             channels, the requirement for          for assistance
                                                                                  community support and recovery
                                                                                  resources could be large.




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