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

                                           Noosa Local Disaster Recovery Plan 2015/2016


Table of Contents
PART A – PHILOSOPHY OF RECOVERY ........................................................................................... 1
   1.     Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1
   2.     Four functions/pillars of recovery................................................................................ 2
   3.     Recovery principles .................................................................................................... 2
        3.1       Understanding the context.................................................................................................. 3
        3.2       Recognising complexity ...................................................................................................... 3
        3.3       Using community-led approaches ...................................................................................... 3
        3.4       Ensuring coordination of all activities ................................................................................. 4
        3.5       Employing effective communication ................................................................................... 4
        3.6       Acknowledging and building capacity ................................................................................. 4
   4.     Re-establishing resilience as soon as possible after an event .................................... 4
   5.     Post disaster psychology ........................................................................................... 4
   6.     Levels of recovery ...................................................................................................... 5
        6.1       Immediate/short term relief ................................................................................................. 5
        6.2       Medium term recovery ........................................................................................................ 6
        6.3       Long term recovery ............................................................................................................. 7
   7.     Summary ................................................................................................................... 7
PART B – RECOVERY ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................................................... 8
   8.     Recovery in the Noosa context .................................................................................. 8
        8.1       Community profiles ............................................................................................................. 8
   9.     Queensland’s recovery framework ............................................................................. 8
        9.1       Authority for recovery ......................................................................................................... 8
   10.         Noosa recovery framework ..................................................................................... 9
        10.1      Recovery concept of operations ......................................................................................... 9
        10.2      Core Noosa Local Disaster Recovery Committee membership ......................................... 9
        10.3      Local Recovery Coordinator ............................................................................................. 11
        10.4      Noosa Local Disaster Recovery Committee..................................................................... 11
        10.5      Sub-groups ....................................................................................................................... 12
        10.6      Local advisory groups ....................................................................................................... 12
        10.7      Supporting agencies ......................................................................................................... 12
   11.         Governance arrangements ................................................................................... 12
        11.1      Appointments .................................................................................................................... 12
        11.2      Meetings of the Local Disaster Recovery Committee and sub-groups ............................ 13
        11.3      Records of meetings ......................................................................................................... 13
        11.4      Reporting .......................................................................................................................... 13
        11.5      Disaster District role ......................................................................................................... 13
        11.6      Functional lead agencies (state level) .............................................................................. 14
        11.7      Establishment of a statutory authority by the State .......................................................... 14
        11.8      Establishment of State Recovery Coordinators................................................................ 15
        11.9      State Recovery Group ...................................................................................................... 15
   12.         Recovery preparedness........................................................................................ 15
        12.1      Pre-engagement with the community ............................................................................... 16
        12.2      Pre-engagement with potential advisory groups .............................................................. 16
        12.3      Training in recovery processes ........................................................................................ 16
   13.         Recovery concepts of operation ........................................................................... 16
        13.1      Recovery process ............................................................................................................. 16
        13.2      Activation .......................................................................................................................... 17
        13.3      Activation process and transition between levels ............................................................. 18
        13.4      Transitioning from immediate/short term relief to medium level recovery ........................ 20
        13.5      Transitioning to long term recovery .................................................................................. 20
        13.6      Community needs analysis............................................................................................... 20