2021-12-07 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 7 DECEMBER 2021


Advisory agencies of the Noosa LDMG now include:
    Australian Red Cross
    Coastguard
    Department of Education and Training
    Maritime Safety Queensland
    Queensland Reconstruction Authority
    Ramsey health (Noosa Hospital)
    Sandy Bolton MP
    SEQ Water
    Surf Lifesaving Queensland
    Telstra
    Tourism Noosa Shire Council Unity Water
    WICEN

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.
 2021 meeting dates                              Proposed dates for 2022
  12 February 2021                               11 February 2022
  18 June 2021                                   17 June 2022
  17 September 2021                              23 September 2022
  19 November 2021                               25 November 2022
There has been one (1) activation of the LDMG in the period 31 December 2020 to 19 November
2021, for COVID-19 with the LDMG remaining at Alert status.
5.    LDMG Sub Groups
Details of the Noosa Local Recovery Groups will be included in a separate report by the Local
Recovery Coordinator.
Disaster management staff continue to communicate regularly with members of the Noosa North
Shore, Cooran, Kin Kin and Pomona Community Disaster Management Sub-Groups.
6.    Emergency Operations Team
As well as being responsible for coordinating disaster operations of all emergency services during
an event, Council is required under the Disaster Management Act 2003 to maintain a response
capability to:
“provide equipment and a suitable number of trained persons, using the resources available to the
local government, to effectively deal with, or help another entity deal with, an emergency situation or
a disaster in the local government area”.
In order to meet this responsibility, the Emergency Operations Team (EOT) meets regularly to
develop and coordinate Council’s emergency response capability. Council’s Disaster Management
Officer chairs the group which e-meets bi-monthly.
The EOT is currently in a state of transition with a new charter currently being developed that will
steer the direction of the group.
7.    LDCC & Disaster Management Training/Exercises
a.    Training
      A number of training opportunities have been provided this year including:
          Guardian Training on 25 May, 20 July and 14 October 2021
          Evacuation Centre Training on 5 May 2021
          Disaster Coordination Centre Training on 20 April 2021 and 5 October 2021

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