2016-09-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      6 SEPTEMBER 2016



3                        NOOSA LOCAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2016/17
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Disaster Management & Special Projects Officer, Beth Potter
                                    Planning & Infrastructure Department

Index                               ECM/Disaster/Local Disaster Management Plan

Attachments                         1.    Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2016/17 (87 pg document
                                          provided separately to this report; 2 hard copies provided in the Councillors’ room)

                                    2.    Membership of Noosa Local Disaster Management Group 2016/17


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Disaster Management & Special Projects Officer to the
Services & Organisation Committee Meeting dated 6 September 2016 and:
A.                       Repeal the Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2015/16 and adopt the Noosa Local
                         Disaster Management Plan 2016/17 as provided at Attachment 1 to the report, and.
B.                       Devolve responsibility for updating and approving the operational appendices of the Local
                         Disaster Management Plan 2016/17 to the Noosa Local Disaster Management Group.
C.                       Adopt the list of members and advisors for the Noosa Local Disaster Management Group
                         as provided at Attachment 2 to the report.



REPORT
1. Local Disaster Management Plan

It is a requirement of the Disaster Management Act 2003 (the Act) that a local government
develops a Local Disaster Management Plan (the Plan) to assist with effective disaster
management for its area. It is also a requirement of the Act that a local government for the area
review, or renew, its Plan when considered appropriate.

With the annual self-assessment against the Emergency Management Assurance Framework
due by the end of September 2016, it is timely for Council to review the 2015/16 Plan.

Following de-amalgamation, the 2014/15 Plan underwent a substantial review due to the
separation of Noosa components from the previous years’ joint Sunshine Coast Council and
Noosa Council Plan. This review of the 2015/16 Plan has focused on updating data and
reviewing the disaster risk management elements.

Material changes made to the 2015/16 Plan are as follows:
 Update of Local Disaster Management Group Members and Advisors list
 Review of Disaster Risk Management including:
   o Update of statistical data (where available)
   o Increase of risk likelihood for East Coast Low in July and August from Possible to Likely
   o Decrease of risk likelihood for Major Air Transport Accident from Unlikely to Rare


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