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

                           Noosa Local Disaster Recovery Plan 2015/2016

28.8 Community recovery evaluation
There are key considerations for evaluation processes in recovery:

   What is your evaluation for (i.e. its purpose—efficiency, effectiveness, appropriateness
    and/or process evaluation)? For example, it may be to inform ongoing and future
    interventions.
   What sources of feedback and documentation will you use to evaluate the delivery of
    community recovery services?
   What methods will you use (i.e. the general approach—formal and informal,
    quantitative/ qualitative, longitudinal study, development of appropriate tools)? For
    example, will you use debriefs and questionnaires, surveys, data analysis, community
    involvement/ownership?
   What is the range of evaluations (i.e. the effects of the intervention/program for
    individuals/ groups/community conducted in conjunction with other
    services/interventions)?
   How will you keep evaluation process flexible to respond to the changing competencies
    of the community?
   What are the ethics considerations—who conducts the evaluation? In a sensitive post-
    disaster environment when you conduct evaluation, who oversees it? Who makes
    decisions regarding the ethics questions?
   What objectives or principles are you measuring against?
   Evaluation tools should be in place at the outset (through databases).
   How independent is the evaluation process? Does it need to be independent?
   Ensure stakeholders are included (victims, emergency services, business communities,
    general community).
   What feedback will be appropriate for the community—type, timing?




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