2019-12-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                       10 DECEMBER 2019


Coordinator. The appointment of an additional Deputy Local Disaster Coordinator will allow
greater resilience for the Noosa LDCC during protracted events.
There has not been any change to LDMG member agencies since 2017.

4.   LDMG Meetings and Activations
As required under the Disaster Management Act the Noosa Local Disaster Management Group
meets regularly four times a year to network and discuss the four key elements of disaster
management – planning, preparation, response and recovery.
2019 meeting dates                         Proposed dates for 2020
 14 February 2019                         14 February 2020
 13 June 2019                             12 June 2020
 19 September 2019                        18 September 2020
 15 November 2019                         20 November 2020
There have been six (6) activations of the LDMG in the period October 2018 to 30 November
2019, detailed as follows;

Date                      Status       Event
21 February 2019          Alert        Response to TC Oma
9 September 2019 to       Stand Up /   Peregian Springs/Peregian Beach fires
27 September 2019         Alert         The LDCC ran in full effect supporting QFES
                                          before moving to Alert on 11 September.
                                          During this event it is estimated over 5,000
                                          people evacuated from the Peregian
                                          Springs, Peregian Beach areas.
                                        Three (3) Evacuation Centres were opened,
                                          located at the Noosaville Leisure Centre,
                                          The J and Cooroy Library.
                                        Sunshine Coast Council also opened
                                          Evacuation Centres.
                                        Supporting the operation, Gympie Council
                                          also opened an Evacuation Centre.
                                        To support the community a Recovery Hub
                                          was opened at Peregian Community Centre
                                          for a number of weeks
                                        Noosa LDMG remained at ALERT until
                                          Standing down on 27 September

19 - 27 September 2019    Alert        Lake Cooloola (formerly Teewah Beach)
                                       Bushfire
                                        An Incident Control Room was established
                                          at Gympie with support by the Disaster
                                          Management Officer. From an LDMG
                                          perspective it was a monitoring activity.
                                        LDMG Stood down on 27 September 2019.
23 October 2019           Stand Up     Coolum/Peregian Beach Fire
                                        Numerous streets located within Peregian
                                         Beach were evacuated. The Noosaville
                                         Leisure Centre was opened as an evacuation
                                         centre.
                                        The efforts of emergency services ensured
                                         the LDMG stood down the same day, 23
                                         November.


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