2015-06-23 I&S Agenda - Item 5 - Local Disaster Management Plan - Attachment 1

Agency          Roles and responsibilities

Queensland         chair the multi-agency Sunshine Coast Community Recovery
Government          Committee
Department of      develop and annually review Sunshine Coast Community Recovery
Communities         Plans
                   coordinate provision of human-social recovery services during
                    recovery operations in partnership with local, State, federal and non-
                    government agencies
                   work with affected individuals and communities to support their own
                    recovery activities
                   establish and manage Community Recovery Outreach Programs,
                    Centres (one-stop-shops) and Coordination Centres
                   distribute financial assistance to eligible individuals and families
                    affected by natural disasters in accordance with SDRA & NDRRA
                   establish outreach service teams to visit households and determine
                    their recovery needs
                   coordinate the development of community recovery communication
                    strategy messages (strategic and operational) to support the broader
                    disaster recovery and disaster management public communication
                    strategy
                   provide advice and communication with the LDC and DDC about
                    Community Recovery requirements and operations
                   request and provide assistance through the LDCC as required during
                    disaster response and recovery operations

Queensland      Lead Agency for Health Services.
Government         primary agency for pandemic influenza, biological and radiological
Queensland          incidents
Health             develop and maintain Health Emergency Management Plans
                   ensure a whole of health emergency incident management capability
                    to prevent, respond to and recover from any event
                   provide ublic health information and warnings to Sunshine Coast
                    disaster management agencies and the community
                   provide human-social support for response and recovery e.g.
                    psychological and counselling services for disaster affected persons
                   provide ongoing medical and health services required during the
                    recovery period to preserve the general health of the community
                   provide advice and communication with the LDC and DDC about the
                    operations of the District Health Incident Coordination Centre
                   request and provide assistance through the DDCC as required during
                    disaster operations
                   provide appropriate pre-hospital on-site medical and health support




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