2015-06-23 I&S Agenda - Item 5 - Local Disaster Recovery Plan - Attachment 2

                           Noosa Local Disaster Recovery Plan 2015/2016

   recognising complexity
   using community-led approaches
   ensuring coordination of all activities
   employing effective communication
   acknowledging and building capacity (CDSMAC 2009).
These principles are summarised in the following sub paragraphs. Figure 2 depicts these
principles graphically.




                          Figure 2 – National Recovery Principles
                          (AEMI Community Recovery Handbook 2)

3.1 Understanding the context
Recovery must be relevant to the communities affected. No two disaster events are the
same and the context of each event needs to be taken into account when planning and
implementing recovery programs and activities. Understanding the impacts and
circumstances of each individual event in the broader context of the Noosa Shire is needed
to ensure recovery effort meets the community need.

3.2 Recognising complexity
Recovery is complex and dynamic. Information on disaster impact is usually limited at first
and then becomes clearer as time passes. There are diverse and sometimes conflicting
needs, wants and expectations within the community which may also change over time. As
a result priorities will shift and change. Recovery actions may require a variety of
approaches and may leave long-term legacies.

The four pillars of recovery often overlap and the relationship, or balance, between them
must be considered based on the context of the event and the community(ies) affected.
This complexity must be recognised by those developing and implementing recovery
programs and activities.

3.3 Using community-led approaches
Recovery should be community led which requires engaging with communities (listening and
talking). It means empowering the community to be involved and enabling their participation
in the recovery process. Communities who have no say in their recovery will take longer to
recover. Building strong partnerships and involving community leaders in the recovery




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