MAREEBA LOCAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2020/21 Mareeba Local Disaster Management Plan 2020/21 Contents FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................. 5 ENDORSEMENT ....................................................................................................................................... 6 PART 1: ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE ...................................................................................... 7 Amendments and Version Control ..................................................................................................... 7 Amendment register ........................................................................................................................... 7 Distribution ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Authority to plan ................................................................................................................................. 8 Responsibilities ................................................................................................................................... 8 Queensland’s Disaster Management Arrangements .......................................................................... 8 Purpose of the Plan ........................................................................................................................... 10 Structure of the Plan ......................................................................................................................... 10 Objective of the Plan ......................................................................................................................... 10 Prevention ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Preparedness ................................................................................................................................ 10 Response ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Recovery ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Emergency Management Assurance Framework ............................................................................. 11 Scope ................................................................................................................................................. 11 PART 2: MAREEBA LOCAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT GROUP .............................................................. 12 Establishment.................................................................................................................................... 12 Functions ........................................................................................................................................... 12 LDMG Membership ........................................................................................................................... 12 Chairperson ................................................................................................................................... 12 Deputy Chairperson ...................................................................................................................... 13 Local Disaster Coordinator ............................................................................................................ 13 Core Membership ......................................................................................................................... 13 Invitees and observers .................................................................................................................. 14 Sub-groups and working groups ....................................................................................................... 14 Activation .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Business-as-usual arrangements .................................................................................................. 14 General organisational roles and responsibilities ............................................................................. 15 PART 3: DISASTER RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................... 25 Community Context .......................................................................................................................... 25 Geography ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Climate and Weather .................................................................................................................... 25 1 Mareeba Local Disaster Management Plan 2020/21 Population ..................................................................................................................................... 26 Our Age ......................................................................................................................................... 26 Where We Come From ................................................................................................................. 26 Our Education ............................................................................................................................... 26 Disability ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Linguistic diversity ......................................................................................................................... 27 What we do ................................................................................................................................... 27 Cultural Diversity ........................................................................................................................... 27 Vulnerable populations ................................................................................................................. 27 Social Support Infrastructure ........................................................................................................ 27 Community Preparedness & Capacity .......................................................................................... 27 Critical Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................ 28 Transportation - Road System ...................................................................................................... 28 Transportation - Railway ............................................................................................................... 28 Transportation - Airfields .............................................................................................................. 28 Wastewater network .................................................................................................................... 29 Electrical network ............................................................................................................................. 29 Water Supply ................................................................................................................................. 29 Buildings ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Medical Facilities ........................................................................................................................... 30 Hazards.............................................................................................................................................. 30 Bushfire ......................................................................................................................................... 30 Cyclones ........................................................................................................................................ 31 Severe Storms ............................................................................................................................... 31 Flooding ......................................................................................................................................... 31 Dams ............................................................................................................................................. 32 Epidemics/pandemics (human-related)........................................................................................ 32 Exotic animal and plant diseases .................................................................................................. 32 Heatwaves ..................................................................................................................................... 33 Earthquakes .................................................................................................................................. 33 Terrorism ......................................................................................................................................