2018-04-10 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 4 - Local Disaster Recovery Subplan

2. Foundations for Recovery
The need for recovery may arise from a range of events, both natural and man-made. The Noosa
Local Disaster Management Plan identifies 24 possible hazard events, the likelihood of their
occurrence in Noosa Shire and an assessment of the consequence to the community. Following
a disaster, the impact on individuals, families, groups and organisations will differ. Some may be
directly impacted by the event through injury, death or loss of property while others may be
evacuated, emotionally affected or financially affected through loss of employment or livelihood.
The response to a disaster can involve multiple agencies and the community, working together
at the local, district and state levels to deliver recovery outcomes.

Impact assessments commence as soon as it is safe to do so during a disaster to identify
individual and community needs. These assessments enable relief and recovery operations to
be planned concurrently while response operations are underway. This reduces the gap between
response and recovery operations, minimising further unnecessary impact on the community.


2.1. Community-led recovery
Successful recovery is responsive and flexible, engages communities and empowers them to
move forward. Community-led recovery:
 Centres on the community and encourages those affected by an event to actively participate
   in their own recovery
 Seeks to address the needs of all affected communities
 Allows individuals, families, businesses and communities to manage their own recovery, with
   the support of government and the community and private sectors
 Considers the values, culture and priorities of all affected communities
 Uses and develops community knowledge, leadership and resilience
 Recognises that communities may choose different paths to recovery and that communities
   recover at different paces
 Ensures the specific and changing needs of affected communities are met with flexible and
   adaptable policies, plans and services
 Builds strong partnerships between communities and those involved in the recovery process.

Any event that requires significant recovery also provides opportunities to make communities
more resilient for future events. Recovery should be viewed as an opportunity to enhance
disaster resilience.

Effective recovery requires a range of services operating in a coordinated and streamlined way.
The integration of government agencies and government owned corporations, non-government
organisations, industry groups, the private sector and whole-of-community is the foundation of
recovery.


2.2. Four functions of recovery
Effective recovery requires an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach. It commences with
detailed needs analysis, consequence management, community engagement and planning then
moves into service delivery. A coordinated effort by all agencies involved in the recovery process
is necessary. It is a complex and potentially protracted process. To assist in managing
complexity, recovery can be conceptually grouped into inter-related functions applicable in an all
hazards environment:
 Human and social
 Infrastructure (transport, community and private, including housing)
 Economic
 Environment


Noosa Local Disaster Recovery Subplan 2018                                                 Page 5