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KIAMA / SHELLHARBOUR CITY LOCAL FLOOD PLAN

A SUB-PLAN OF THE KIAMA / SHELLHARBOUR CITY LOCAL DISASTER PLAN (DISPLAN)

Chair, Local Emergency Shellharbour SES Local Controller Management Committee

Kiama SES Local Controller

JUNE 2008 EDITION

TO BE REVIEWED NO LATER THAN JUNE 2011

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CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION LIST ...... v AMENDMENT LIST...... vi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS...... vii GLOSSARY ...... viii PART 1 - INTRODUCTION...... 1 1.1 Purpose ...... 1 1.2 Authority...... 1 1.3 Area Covered by the Plan...... 1 1.4 Description of Flooding and its Effects ...... 2 PART 2 - RESPONSIBILITIES...... 3 2.1 General ...... 3 2.2 SES Local Controllers...... 3 2.3 SES Local Operations Controller ...... 3 2.4 SES Unit Members: ...... 5 2.5 Shellharbour City and Kiama Municipal Council Local Emergency Management Officer: ...... 6 2.6 Shellharbour City and Kiama Municipal Council Local Emergency Operations Controller:...... 6 2.7 Shellharbour City Council and Kiama Municipal Council:...... 6 2.8 Ambulance Service of NSW - Kiama, Warilla:...... 7 2.9 Australian Volunteer Coast Guard (AVCG):...... 7 2.10 Bureau of Meteorology (BoM):...... 8 2.11 Caravan Park Proprietors – As listed in Annex G : ...... 8 2.12 Childcare Centres and Preschools...... 8 2.13 Citizens’ Radio Emergency Service Teams (CREST) / Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network (WICEN): ...... 8 2.14 Department of Community Services (DoCS): ...... 8 2.15 Department of Environment & Climate Change (DECC): ...... 9 2.16 Department of Primary Industries - Sydney & South East Region:...... 9 2.17 Electricity Provider -Integral: ...... 9 2.18 NSW Fire Brigades - Albion Park Rail, Kiama, Shellharbour: ...... 9 2.19 NSW Police Force - Lake Illawarra LAC:...... 10 2.20 Rail Transport Provider - Railcorp: ...... 10 2.21 Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA): ...... 10 2.22 Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol (RVCP): ...... 10 2.23 Rural Fire Service (RFS), Illawarra Team:...... 10 2.24 School Administration Offices (Incl. Catholic Education Office, Dept. of Education & Training & Private Schools)...... 11 2.25 Service and Sporting Clubs: ...... 11 2.26 Telecommunications Providers – Telstra, Optus:...... 12 2.27 Transport Services Coordinator:...... 12 2.28 Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) – South Coast Squad:...... 12 PART 3 - PREPAREDNESS ...... 13 3.1 Maintenance of This Plan ...... 13 3.2 Floodplain and Coastal Risk Management ...... 13 3.3 Development of Flood Intelligence ...... 13 3.4 Development of Warning Systems ...... 14 3.5 Public Education...... 14 3.6 Training ...... 15 3.7 Resources...... 15 PART 4 - RESPONSE...... 16 4.1 Concept of Operations ...... 16 4.2 Control...... 17 4.3 Out of Area Assistance ...... 17 4.4 Operations Centres ...... 17 4.5 Liaison ...... 17

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4.6 Communications...... 18 4.7 Start of Response Operations...... 18 4.8 Flood Intelligence...... 19 4.9 Preliminary Deployments ...... 20 4.10 Warnings...... 20 4.11 Information ...... 21 4.12 Road Control...... 22 4.13 Traffic Control...... 22 4.14 Flood Rescue ...... 22 4.15 Evacuations...... 22 4.16 Essential Services ...... 22 4.17 Logistics ...... 23 4.18 Aircraft Management...... 23 4.19 Resupply of Isolated Towns and Villages ...... 23 4.20 Resupply of Isolated Properties ...... 24 4.21 Stranded Travellers...... 24 4.22 All Clear ...... 24 PART 5 - RECOVERY ...... 25 5.1 Welfare ...... 25 5.2 Recovery Coordination...... 25 5.3 Arrangements for Debriefs / After Action Reviews ...... 25 ANNEX A - THE FLOOD THREAT ...... A-1 Landforms and River System(s) ...... A-1 Storage Dams and Reservoirs...... A-1 Weather Systems and Flooding ...... A-2 Flood Mitigation Systems...... A-3 Extreme Flooding ...... A-3 Storm Surges ...... A-3 Tsunami...... A-4 ANNEX B - EFFECTS OF FLOODING ON THE SHELLHARBOUR COMMUNITY...... B-1 Community Profile ...... B-1 Characteristics of Flooding...... B-1 Specific Risk Areas ...... B-2 Road Closures...... B-5 Effects on Utilities and Infrastructure...... B-5 ANNEX C - EFFECTS OF FLOODING ON THE KIAMA COMMUNITY...... C-1 Community Profile ...... C-1 Specific Risk Areas ...... C-1 Road Closures...... C-2 ANNEX D - GAUGES MONITORED BY THE KIAMA / SHELLHARBOUR SES LOCAL HEADQUARTERS ...... D-1 ANNEX E - DISSEMINATION OF SES FLOOD BULLETINS...... E-1 ANNEX F - TEMPLATE EVACUATION WARNING MESSAGE FOR [ENTER NAME OF AREA]... ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..F-1 ANNEX G - ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EVACUATION OF CARAVAN PARKS AND THE RELOCATION OF CARAVANS...... G-1 General……...... G-1 Caravan Parks...... G-1 Advising Procedures...... G-1 Evacuation of Occupants and Relocation of Vans...... G-2 Return of Occupants and Vans ...... G-3 ANNEX H - EVACUATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR GENERAL EVACUATIONS...... H-1 Background...... H-1 Arrangements ...... H-1 ANNEX I - MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL EROSION / INUNDATION...... I-1

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ANNEX J - FLOOD INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION SHEET...... J-1 MAP 1 - SHELLHARBOUR LGA & RIVER BASIN ...... I MAP 2 - KIAMA LGA & RIVER BASIN...... II

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DISTRIBUTION LIST

Shellharbour SES Local Controller ...... 1 Kiama SES Local Controller ...... 1 Illawarra South Coast SES Region Headquarters...... 1 NSW SES State Headquarters ...... 1 Shellharbour City Council Local Emergency Operations Controller...... 1 Shellharbour City Council Local Emergency Management Committee Members ...... 4 Shellharbour City Council Local Emergency Management Officer...... 1 Shellharbour City Council Local Emergency Operations Centre...... 1 Shellharbour City Council Mayor...... 1 Shellharbour City Council General Manager ...... 1 Shellharbour City Council Technical Services Department ...... 1 Kiama Municipal Council Local Emergency Operations Controller ...... 1 Kiama Municipal Council Local Emergency Management Committee Members...... 4 Kiama Municipal Council Local Emergency Management Officer...... 1 Kiama Municipal Council Local Emergency Operations Centre ...... 1 Kiama Municipal Council Mayor ...... 1 Kiama Municipal Council General Manager...... 1 Kiama Municipal Council Technical Services Department...... 1 NSW Police Force - Lake Illawarra Local Area Command ...... 1 NSW Fire Brigades - Albion Park Rail, Kiama & Shellharbour ...... 1 each Rural Fire Service - Illawarra Team ...... 1 Ambulance Service of NSW - Kiama & Warilla...... 1 each Volunteer Rescue Association - South Coast Rescue Squad...... 1 Australian Volunteer Coast Guard...... 1 Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol ...... 1 Integral ...... 1 Telstra ...... 1 Department of Community Services - Southern...... 1 Department of Environment & Climate Change ...... 1 Department of Primary Industries - Sydney & South East Region ...... 1 Roads and Traffic Authority - Albion Park ...... 1 Evacuation Centres ...... 1 each Hospitals ...... 1 each Schools...... 1 each Council Libraries ...... 1 each Spare ...... 1

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AMENDMENT LIST

Suggestions for amendments to this plan should be forwarded to:

The Local Controller Shellharbour State Emergency Service PO Box 195, ALBION PARK NSW 2527

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The Local Controller Kiama State Emergency Service PO Box 546, KIAMA NSW 2533

Amendments promulgated in the amendments list below have been entered in this plan.

Amendment List Date Amendment Date Number Entered By

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations have been used in this plan:

AEP Annual Exceedance Probability AHD Australian Height Datum ARI Average Recurrence Interval (Years) AWRC Australian Wate