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

                           Noosa Local Disaster Recovery Plan 2015/2016

28.3 Recovery management and operational considerations

Immediate
   conduct immediate impact/needs assessment (0 to 3 days)
   obtain briefing from LDC on what has happened
   capture as much information on community impact as possible from the local disaster
    coordination centre:
   impact on individuals and families
   priority needs (for affected community and recovery operations)
   actions to be taken to prevent further damage
   hazards existing

   contact and alert recovery support staff
   activate and brief relevant partners/stakeholders from social, built, economic and natural
    environment agencies/organisations
   establish data collection and management systems
   establish communications systems with affected persons
   establish community information development and distribution systems
   ensure that systems are in place to manage the wellbeing of recovery personnel
   provide clear information and advice to media and non-impacted persons on how they
    can help a management structure, determine/assign responsibilities and define
    reporting processes
   implement actions to address priority needs
   communicate planned actions to affected communities, recovery management team,
    stakeholder organisations


Short to medium term
   review immediate actions
   are priority needs being met
   were any missed in immediate assessment or have new ones emerged

   continue short- to medium-term impact/needs assessment (coordinated and using
    multiagency deployment) on evolving short- to medium-term needs
   allow evolution of, and engage with, community leaders and decision makers and
    discuss longer-term governance and planning
   identify plans, programs, relationships, activities and groups that existed before the
    emergency event that might contribute to the recovery effort
   implement outreach programs if required
   ensure that persons displaced from ‘home’ communities are provided with mechanisms
    and strategies to re-engage with their ‘home’ communities
   coordinate an ongoing impact assessment process through multi-agency deployment.
    Develop a strategy to avoid excessive or unwanted services.
   if necessary, establish processes and systems for managing donations of monies and
    goods and offers of help


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