Cooroy RV Stopover-Flood Bushfire Hazard-Management Plan_FINAL

2.3    HAZCHEM (CHEMICAL SPILL)

The site is within 1 kilometre of the State railway network which is a major transport artery. This presents a risk of
hazardous chemical spill.

As the site is within the urban footprint of Cooroy, it is expected that emergency services would provide direction if
a threat was evident.

3        HAZARD MANAGEMENT TRIGGERS

The site of the RV Stopover is Council freehold land and the activity will be managed by Council.

State legislation the Disaster Management Act 2003, sets out the functions of local government, states that Council
must have a local disaster management plan, and requires the local government to appoint a Local Disaster Co-
ordinator.

The local Disaster Management Plan sets out the stages and levels of activation for the local disaster management
group. These will be used as the basis for action to ensure the safety of users of the RV Stopover Area.

The Local Disaster Coordinator role includes advising the Council elected members and the organisation when the
information is received that requires activation of the plan. On receipt of such advice, dependent upon the risk, the
action outlined will be taken by the officer/s responsible for Council’s commercial caravan and campground
operations.

The hierarchy for action is as follows:

            Alert, be aware.          Heightened level of vigilance due to possibility of event. No action required
                                      but situation must be monitored
            Be prepared to act if     Heightened level of situational awareness and ready to take action if
            necessary.                necessary.

            Act immediately.          Put in place measures to ensure safety of all persons present on the site.




Risk                 Indicator                                    Action
                     A    Intense low pressure system             1. Noosa Council’s Property and Facilities section
East Coast Low            within 300 km. Likely to impact             (P&FS) to alert caretaker.
                          between Sandy Cape and Point            2. Caretaker to advise occupiers & advise them to
                          Danger                                      be prepared to leave if weather deteriorates
                                                                      especially during night.
                                                                  3. Provide directions to travel to higher ground
                                                                      turning right from main entry (away from
                                                                      Cooroy Creek).
                                                                  4. Caretaker to monitor situation especially
                                                                      through the night and be prepared to act if
                                                                      conditions deteriorate and local stream rises
                                                                      occurring.

                     B     Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) issue      1.   P&FS urgently advise caretaker. If necessary
                           Severe Weather Warning for                  visit site if safe to do so. Alternatively advise

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