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

                          Noosa Local Disaster Recovery Plan 2015/2016

Government             Loss of income – for example if          costs of implementation of
                       population base shrinks or                royal commission
                       council waives tip fees as a              recommendations
                       gesture of goodwill                      increased demand on
                                                                 government services
                                                                 (education, health etc)
                                                                loss of business continuity
                                                                 (state government may
                                                                 provide case management
                                                                 involving significant resources
                                                                 to be redeployed immediately
                                                                 for long periods)
                                                                loss of tax revenue
                                                                cost of engaging extra
                                                                 resources and/or backfilling
                                                                 positions
Table 7 – Direct and indirect economic impacts of disaster on key community sectors
                       (Derived from AEMI, Community Recovery Handbook 2)

25.8 Guidelines for economic recovery
The following guidelines for economic recovery and the supporting strategies provide a
framework for the Economic Sub-group in developing economic recovery programs after a
disaster:
  economic recovery strategies are an integral part of the overall recovery management
    process
   coordination of all recovery programs is needed to support and enhance the economic
    structure
   it is important to recognise that affected people need to re-establish their means of
    making a living to enable them to manage their own recovery
   response and recovery actions actively support the recovery of business and industry
   the best outcomes are achieved when business and industry is returned to activity as
    early as possible
   adaptive change is adopted in light of previous knowledge of the sustainability of
    business and communities, and strategies
   business and/or industry representatives must participate in economic recovery decision
    making
   it is important to retain skilled workers in the affected area through paid employment
   it is important that measures are taken to mitigate the impacts of future disaster on
    business continuity

25.9 Economic recovery - management strategies
Examples of specific management initiatives include:
 formulate short-term business survival strategies
   identify all aspects of the economic impact of a disaster and continue to assess, analyse
    and monitor to inform the level of support required by community
   plan (from the beginning) for the transition back to mainstream service provision
   establish and maintain communication channels between community, business, industry
    and government representatives in the community
   proactively seek and involve investment and technical assistance parties from within
    and outside affected communities

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