2020-08-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                 11 AUGUST 2020


COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
Rufous St Precinct Development      Detailed design for new Peregian           Completing necessary processes as          Commence tender process for
                                      Beach House completed                        part of Ri-Con liquidation                   community house and green space
                                    Concept options for conversion of          Preparing for tender process for           Progress design for conversion of
                                      existing   community       house   to        community house and green space              existing community house
                                      extension of Digital Hub completed
Disaster Recovery                   Developed      2-year      Community       Recruiting Community Development           Reviewing third party Recovery and
                                      Development Bushfire Recovery                Recovery Officer                             Evacuation arrangements
                                      Plan, outlining areas of need for          Working with community on 1-year           Undertake Evacuation Centre audits
                                      human social recovery                        anniversary     events/activities  in      Investigate and develop a Disaster
                                    Wrote, submitted and awarded                 Peregian Beach, Cooroibah and                Preparedness guide/reference for all
                                      tender for 2-year CDO recovery               North shore bushfire affected areas          disasters for residents
                                      position (Category C)                        Event focus to build community             Look at events and activities in the
                                    Received $127 million from Federal           resilience and disaster preparedness         region that could build community
                                      Government (Category D) with               Working with fire affected areas to          resilience and help prepare for future
                                      $350k allocated to Human Social              assist vulnerable residents and              disaster events
                                      recovery                                     community groups in their recovery
                                    Formed an Aged Care/Retirement               and resilience
                                      forum to discuss recent bushfires          Coordinating Mental Health First Aid
                                      and disaster preparedness as a               training for front line Council staff
                                      community and sector Identified the          and community representatives to
                                      need for a consultant to work with           better assist in disasters and
                                      the sector and the disaster                  recovery
                                      management and evacuation plans
                                    Submitted a funding application for a
                                      consultant to carry out the above
                                    Continue to support those residents
                                      affected by the recent fires




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