2021-12-07 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                7 DECEMBER 2021


b.   Exercises
     On Tuesday 16 October, a discussion exercise was conducted at The J to examine the
     responsibilities and activities that would result from a hypothetical extreme flooding event
     isolating the town of Boreen Point.
     Attendees included:
      Noosa Council LDMG staff
      Noosa Council LDCC staff
      Noosa Council FCC Staff
      Noosa Council Media Team
      Noosa Council LDMG agencies
      Boreen Point Community DM Group
     The Noosa Disaster Management Officer also participated in a District Disaster Management
     Group discussion exercise in relation to multi-agency response to an oil spill and fire in the
     Mooloolah Marina.
8.   Engagement & Collaboration
In July 2020, the Queensland Government Department of Communities, Disability Services and
Seniors funded a Council position for 2 years to work on bushfire recovery and community resilience
in a disaster preparedness context. The position sits within the Community Development Team and
comes with additional funding to support community engagement-related activities. To receive this
position and funding the Community Development Team submitted a tender to the Queensland State
Government that included a comprehensive Community Plan outlining deliverables for the 2-year
period in recovery and resilience for the Noosa region. The primary role of the position is to provide
support to affected communities and work on community resilience in response to a local disaster
emergency.
Deliverables of the Community Plan in 2021 include:
a.   Bushfire Recovery Update
          Mental Health First Aid for community volunteers on 13/14 October 2021 at Noosaville.
          SafeTALK training (conversations around suicide in community) on 18 November 2021.
          Delivery of the Connecting Noosa program – a region wide (bushfire/COVID) recovery
           program with activities and events that foster connection and assist with resilience in
           community.
          Developing a documentary style film that will document the 2019 bushfires in our region,
           to be used as an education and historical piece and archived in the Heritage Library of
           Council.
          Peregian Beach Access 59 Sculpture project. With Council’s Environment and Public Art
           team developed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Peregian Beach
           Community Association (Bushcare group) and Council for an environmental
           artwork/sculpture that acknowledges the 2019 fires locally and the consequences it had
           on local flora and fauna. The Norfolk Tree died from its intolerance to heat and smoke
           and will be built into a sculpture.
b.   Disaster Resilience/Preparedness in Community Update
          Ridgewood Community Hall Disaster Preparedness Family Day on Saturday 27
           November 2021 10am – 1pm. A morning tea with jumping castle, entertainment and
           emergency services personnel available to talk disaster preparedness with local
           residents.
          Continued work on the Person-Centred Emergency Planning (P-CEP) project and met
           with the Queensland Disability Network to further plan the roll out of the project. The P-
           CEP project will be peer led with a network developed locally.

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