Cardinia Shire Municipal Emergency Management Plan The Cardinia Shire Municipal Emergency Management Plan is a multi-agency plan for the municipality of Cardinia Shire. It articulates the emergency management arrangements to be instigated in times of emergency. Version 1.3 1 22nd October 2018 Prepared by: Cardinia Shire Council (Safe and Inclusive Communities team) In consultation with Cardinia Shire Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee, sub- committees and working groups. Published September 2016 © Cardinia Shire Council 2015 (ABN: 32 210 906 807) 20 Siding Avenue, Officer PO Box 7, Pakenham Vic 3810 Phone: 1300 787 624 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cardinia.vic.gov.au Amendments to this document will be issued periodically. Suggestions for amendments should be forwarded to: Safe and Inclusive Communities team Cardinia Shire Council P.O. Box 7 PAKENHAM Vic. 3810 [email protected] Contents FOREWORD ..............................................................................................................................................................2 AMENDMENT HISTORY ................................................................................................................................................... 3 1 INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................................8 1.1 APPROVAL AND AUTHORITY .................................................................................................................................. 8 1.2 DISCLAIMER ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 STATEMENT OF AUDIT .......................................................................................................................................... 8 1.4 CERTIFICATE OF AUDIT ......................................................................................................................................... 9 1.5 AIM ............................................................................................................................................................... 10 1.6 OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 1.7 CORRELATION .................................................................................................................................................. 10 2 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................... 13 2.1 CONTEXT ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 2.2 AREA CHARACTERISTICS...................................................................................................................................... 13 2.3 OUR DEMOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................................... 14 2.4 OUR INDUSTRY AND ECONOMY ............................................................................................................................ 16 2.5 OUR AGRICULTURE ............................................................................................................................................ 16 2.6 OUR CLIMATE .................................................................................................................................................. 16 2.7 OUR MAIN WATERWAYS ..................................................................................................................................... 16 2.8 OUR EVENTS ................................................................................................................................................... 17 2.9 OUR INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................................................................... 17 2.10 MUNICIPAL LOCATIONS MAP ............................................................................................................................... 22 2.11 HISTORY OF MAJOR EMERGENCIES ....................................................................................................................... 23 3 PLANNING ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 25 3.1 PLANNING STRUCTURES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ....................................................................................................... 25 3.2 MEETINGS ....................................................................................................................................................... 27 3.3 MAINTENANCE OF THE PLAN ............................................................................................................................... 28 3.4 COUNCIL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POSITIONS - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................ 30 3.5 OTHER AGENCY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ......................................................................................................... 36 4 PREVENTION AND MITIGATION ARRANGEMENTS ......................................................................................... 38 4.1 THE ROLE OF CARDINIA SHIRE COUNCIL IN RISK ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................... 38 4.2 COMMUNITY AWARENESS .................................................................................................................................. 38 4.3 RISK MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................................................... 39 4.4 COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RISK ASSESSMENT (CERA) ............................................................................................. 40 5 RESPONSE ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 42 5.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 42 5.2 COMMAND, CONTROL, CO-ORDINATION, CONSEQUENCE, COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION ................... 43 5.3 PHASES OF ACTIVATION ...................................................................................................................................... 45 5.4 LOCAL RESPONSE ARRANGEMENTS AND RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES ................................................................................. 45 5.5 PROCESS FOR SOURCING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................... 46 5.6 MECC ACTIVATION PROCEDURE .......................................................................................................................... 46 5.7 MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTRE (MECC) ...................................................................................... 48 5.8 FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 48 5.9 EVACUATION ................................................................................................................................................... 49 5.10 PUBLIC INFORMATION AND WARNINGS ................................................................................................................. 50 5.11 PLANNING FOR CROSS MUNICIPALITY EVENTS ......................................................................................................... 53 5.12 INTER-COUNCIL RESOURCE SHARING ..................................................................................................................... 54 5.13 DEBRIEFING ARRANGEMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 54 5.14 RESPONSE TO RECOVERY - TRANSITION .................................................................................................................. 55 6 RELIEF AND RECOVERY ARRANGEMENTS ....................................................................................................... 56 6.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 56 6.2 RELIEF AND RECOVERY DEFINITIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES ........................................................................... 56 6.3 COMMUNITY RECOVERY COMMITTEES .................................................................................................................. 57 1 6.4 IMPACT ASSESSMENTS GUIDELINES ...................................................................................................................... 58 6.5 IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ....................................................................................................................................... 58 6.6 SECONDARY IMPACT ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................................................... 58 APPENDICES ..........................................................................................................................................................