2017-11-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                             7 NOVEMBER 2017


6.   Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan
As required by IGEM, the Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan (the Plan) 2016/2017 was
assessed against the Emergency Management Assurance Framework. The Plan scored well,
with an overall average of 7 out of 10. Areas that were identified for further improvement will be
a focus for the Disaster Management & Special Projects Officer during 2017/2018.
Additionally, the Plan was reviewed by the LDC and the LDMG and updates and improvements
were made to formatting, census data, risk reduction strategies undertaken and identification of
lead agencies for response to the identified risks. The 2017/2018 Plan was adopted by Council
at its Ordinary Meeting of 19 October 2017 and LDMG endorsement will be sought at their
meeting on 16 November 2017.

7.   Emergency Operations Team
As well as being responsible for coordinating disaster operations of all emergency services
during an event, Council is required under the Disaster Management Act 2003 to maintain a
response capability to:
“provide equipment and a suitable number of trained persons, using the resources available to
the local government, to effectively deal with, or help another entity deal with, an emergency
situation or a disaster in the local government area”.
In order to meet this responsibility, the Emergency Operations Team (EOT) meets regularly to
develop and coordinate Council’s emergency response capability. The group is chaired by Allan
Hull, Council’s Civil Operations Manager and meets bi-monthly.
Since October 2016, EOT have undertaken a number of reviews of aspects of Council’s disaster
response capability, with the following actions completed:
   Roster of personnel to undertake monthly radio checks and purchase of additional radios
     for use at evacuation centres.
   Drafting prepared Emergency Alerts flood warning messages and mapped polygons for
     uploading to state disaster management portal
   Contingencies put in place to manage outage of the telephone network
   Updating of ‘how-to’ guides for LDCC systems and processes and review and
     customisation of requests for assistance
   Review of fuel arrangements for generators
An evaluation of the FCC response to Ex TC Debbie was undertaken and report and lessons
learnt action plan developed.       Improvements in the processes for capturing data and
photographic evidence to assist with NDRRA claims was high on the priorities, along with
additional staff training, roster changes, additional equipment and resources and standby
arrangements for plant hire, operators and contractors.

8.   Community Welfare Sub-Committee
The Welfare Sub-Committee is a sub-group of the LDMG, and comprises representatives of key
local not for profit and church groups in the Shire. The committee met four times in 2016/2017
and is chaired by the Community Development Manager.
Key agenda items for the Sub-Committee during the year included:
   People with Vulnerabilities in Disasters Framework
   Red Cross recovery work
   Get Ready Noosa program
   Evacuation Centre set up
   Disaster exercise.




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