Annexure C Bushfire risk assessment and Disaster Managment plan

3    HAZARD MANAGEMENT TRIGGERS

The site of the campground is Crown Land under the control of Council as trustee.

State legislation the Disaster Management Act 2003, sets out the functions of local government, states that
Council must have a local disaster management plan, and requires the local government to appoint a Local
Disaster Co-ordinator.

The local Disaster Management Plan sets out the stages and levels of activation for the local disaster
management group. These will be used as the basis for action to ensure the safety of users of the
campground.

The Local Disaster Coordinator role includes advising the Council elected members and the organisation when
the information is received that requires activation of the plan. On receipt of such advice, dependent upon the
risk, the action outlined will be taken by the officer/s responsible for Council’s commercial caravan and
campground operations.

The hierarchy for action is as follows:

            Alert, be aware.         Heightened level of vigilance due to possibility of event. No action
                                     required but situation must be monitored
            Be prepared to act if    Heightened level of situational awareness and ready to take action if
            necessary.               necessary.
            Act immediately.         Put in place measures to ensure safety of all persons present on the site.


Important Note:

In this decision making hierarchy where the word “Property Branch” is used it refers to Noosa Council’s
Property Branch and specifically the officer responsible for the operations of the Noosa North Shore
Beachfront campground site or any person who for the time being is undertaking that role.

 Risk                 Indicator                                Action
                      A     Intense low pressure system        1. Property Branch to alert caretaker.
 East Coast Low             within 300 km. Likely to           2. Caretaker to advise occupiers to be
                            impact between Sandy Cape              prepared to leave if weather deteriorates,
                            and Point Danger                       particularly those camping in tents or
                                                                   under canvas like conditions.
                                                               3. Caretaker to monitor situation especially
                                                                   through the night and be prepared to act
                                                                   and direct occupiers if conditions
                                                                   deteriorate.

                      B      Bureau of Meteorology (BoM)       1.   Property Branch to urgently advise
                             issue Severe Weather Warning           caretaker to evacuate site.
                             for Sunshine Coast region for     2.   Caretaker to advise occupiers and instruct
                             heavy rainfall.                        them to leave immediately. Including via
                                                                    text messages and face-to-face.
                                                               3.   If occupiers do not follow direction, Police
                                                                    assistance is to be sought.
                                                               4.   Caretaker to assess situation and own
                                                                    personal safety and determine if safe to
                                                                    stay.


                                                                                                24 April 2017