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

                           Noosa Local Disaster Recovery Plan 2015/2016

of cost/benefit analysis as part of a business case. Emotive argument unsupported by
evidence of cost versus benefit for small business, primary producers or the general
community will be unlikely to be successful in obtaining Category C or D funding. This is
particularly so when advocating for funding under Category C - Community Recovery Fund.
The LDRC will need to define the specific programs and activities that are needed to restore
social networks, community functioning and community facilities in order to achieve effective
recovery, community capacity building and community development. These programs or
activities should address critical matters based on evidence and should be expressed in
terms of costs (tangible and intangible) to the community and the impact of not providing
adequate funding.

In developing a case for Category C or D funding the LDRC will need to be supported by
various State Government departments and agencies as many of the programs and
activities necessary to recover the small business, primary producers and the general
community will be undertaken by state government lead agencies.

For example, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry may assist in providing
both the evidence of need for loans to primary producers as well as developing the
programs necessary to address that need. Equally, the Department of Communities, Child
Safety and Disability Services can assist in defining community need and the programs or
activities necessary to address them. Departments can also assist in advocating for
Category C or D funding for such programs through their departmental chains of command.
The LDRC should work closely with State Government departments and agencies to
develop specific business cases that detail the programs and activities required to address
recovery needs on a cost benefit basis when advocating for Category C or D funding.

16.6 Other funding options for recovery
In addition to funding provided through the NDRRA program there are other opportunities to
fund appropriate recovery activities. These include, but are not limited to:
     the Federal Government’s Australian Disaster Recovery Payments (AGDRP) see below
     disbursements from official appeals
     donations of material or in-kind support from individuals, community organisations or
      businesses and/or
     Public/private partnerships
These funding and support arrangements should, wherever possible be applied to specific
recovery programs and activities as detailed in the Operational Recovery and Sub-group
Action Plans.

The LDRC may need to consider a range of funding opportunities to ensure needed
recovery programs and activities can be funded to completion.


17.     Other payments to disaster affected individuals
17.1 Australian Government disaster recovery payment
The Australian Government may provide disaster recovery payments to eligible adults and
eligible children affected by the disaster.

These payments are not automatic and are only activated when the impacts of a disaster on
a regional area are deemed by the Federal Attorney General as being so severe that further
Commonwealth assistance, in addition to that provided under the NDRRA, is warranted.
The Federal Government consider a person is adversely affected by a major disaster if as a
direct result of the disaster:
 the person is seriously injured or
 the person is an immediate family member of an Australia who is killed or
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