2021-02-09 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          9 FEBRUARY 2021


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Disaster Management
Governance                                  Annual review of Noosa LDMP                Amend current DM Plan to reflect          Review and develop revised main
Review of Disaster Management Plans         Engaged with 4 community groups              changes to LDC & LDMG Chair.                DM Plan.
                                              regarding the implementation of            Develop & implement Community DM          Review and amendment of DM Sub-
                                              region specific DM plans.                    Plans.                                      Plans as required.
                                                                                         Completion of the QERMF risk              Specific policies written to ensure
                                                                                           assessment to be undertaken to              more robust procedures in place.
                                                                                           inform review of DM Plan.                 Continuous improvement
                                                                                         Preparation for coming fire season.
Capability                                  Media day held on 1.12.20 to               Recruitment and training for LDCC         Looking for opportunities for
Strengthen and increase the Disaster          promote:                                     positions continues.                        improvement & utilisation of Bush fire
Management capability, including              o New look Disaster Dashboard              Investigating initiatives for Bushfire      funding.
training and conducting exercises.            o New Emergency Action Guide                 Funding                                   Staff training to create in-house
                                              o New Opt-in notification system           Working with QFES Communities               expertise in mapping for flood
                                            Training exercise with LDCC Intel and        Team to develop and implement               forecasting
                                              Planning Team 22.01.2021.                    recovery and resilience programs          Continuous improvement
                                            FCC staff trained in FCC management        Continuing refinement of flood
                                              &Guardian system.                            forecasting software
                                            Purchased new shipping container           Developing procedures for LDCC.
                                              and stocked with appropriate               Reviewing and finalising LDCC
                                              Evacuation Centre Bedding                    position duty statements
                                                                                         Audit of evacuation centres and
                                                                                           neighbourhood safer places
Legislative Compliance Review               Get Ready QRA acquittal completed.         Review of emerging legislation.           Implementation of new IGEM
Monitor, develop and maintain                                                            DRFA Compliance                             framework
compliance levels in accordance with                                                                                                 Annual review of DM Plan.
Local, State and Commonwealth                                                                                                        Audit staff training in compliance with
requirements.                                                                                                                          Qld Disaster Management Training
                                                                                                                                       Framework to ensure compliance.
Engagement & Collaboration                  Get Ready Campaign held for Qld Get        Continue building relationships with      Continual building of relationships
Build and maintain internal and external      Ready Week 2020.                             key local, state and Federal agency         through collaborative approaches.
partnerships/ networks to strengthen the    Disaster Dashboard changes                   colleagues.                               Look at joint stakeholder exercise for
Noosa Shire community resilience.             including Opt-in notifications launched    Identify opportunities for engagement       2021.
                                              in Dec 2020 via media event day.             in multi-agency DM activities.
                                            LDMG meetings, discussion exercises        Continue building relationships with
                                              & co-delivery of workshops maintain          local community groups.
                                              both internal & external stakeholders      Preparation for February LDMG.
                                              relationships.

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