2019-12-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                           10 DECEMBER 2019


    Liaison with Sunshine Coast and Gympie Councils around standard media messages.
    Sandbag locations identified with procedures prepared on standard messaging and the
     timing of those messages in the lead up to an event.
    A briefing note was completed and forwarded to LDMG regarding animals in evacuation
     centres.
    Investigation on options available for field staff to provide the LDCC with photos during
     events.
    Review of alternate communication methods available to the Local Disaster Coordination
     Centre (LDCC) resulting in improved radio capability and mobile phone reception in the
     LDCC.

7.   LDCC & Disaster Management Training/Exercises
Following a successful drive to recruit more staff to work in the LDCC, compulsory on-line
training modules have been completed and face to face training in the following modules
provided;
   Sub Module 2 – Disaster Coordination Centre Function – Planning
   Sub Module 2 – Disaster Coordination Centre Function – Intelligence
   Module 1 – Introduction to Evacuation Centre Management
   Module 2 – Working in an Evacuation Centre
   Module 3 – Managing an Evacuation Centre
   Evacuation Centre training and desktop exercise conducted on 24 May 2019
   Disaster Coordination Centre modules
In addition, complementary practical Planning cell and Intelligence cell training has been
provided to the team members of those cells.
Noosa’s Local Disaster Coordinator and Local Recovery Coordinator have also attended the
following QFES masterclasses:
   BOM Masterclass
   High Consequence Decision Making Masterclass
   Leadership in Disaster Crisis and Adversity
Noosa LDMG personnel participated in a District Disaster Management Group discussion
exercise in relation to multi-agency response to a marine oil spill effecting multiple
LDMG/DDMG’s.
After each activation of the Noosa LDCC, a lessons learned workshop is conducted to capture
and action any learnings/improvements identified. The Noosa LDMG agreed at their September
2019 meeting that the lessons learned and implemented following the first Noosa LDCC
activation in September, the Peregian fires, would be more beneficial than running an exercise in
2019.
8.   Engagement & Collaboration
There has been a turnover of personnel in the Disaster Management Officer and Special Projects
role since September 2018. The current officer joined end of February 2019 since then, the
following regional networks and activities have included:
     Inspection of Kin Kin Creek / Noosa River
     Aged Care project with Sunshine Coast Council
     MSQ run Shoreline Responders Course
     Joint Disaster Management Exercise with Sunshine Coast Disaster Management Group
       and Gympie Disaster Management Group – ‘Pacific Fire’
     Evacuation training and exercise with Noosa Recovery Group
     Collaborative Regional Queensland Mary River Pilot workout

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