Cardinia Shire Council - Annual Report 2017-18

Cardinia Shire Council Annual Report 2017–18 2013–14 Our performance
Our people performance (cont.)
Minimised impact of emergencies
Action Result Status
Implement plans that support people in times of emergency.
Lead the regular review and exercising of the
various elements of Cardinia Shire’s Municipal
Emergency Management arrangements to
ensure their relevance to its risk profile. Review
and develop Municipal Emergency Animal
Management Plan and Municipal Pandemic Plan.
Municipal Emergency Management Planning
Committee meetings were undertaken quarterly.
Plans, arrangements and risk profile are regularly
reviewed at these meetings. The Municipal
Pandemic Plan was developed and endorsed
in June 2017. The Municipal Emergency Animal
Management Plan is currently in draft. The
plan has been presented to Council’s Senior
Leadership Team and to Council in June 2018.
This plan has been discussed with the Municipal
Emergency Management Planning Committee
and will put to Council for endorsement shortly.
An action plan has been developed to continue
identifying the capacity of supporting organisations
and services for animals during emergencies
in Cardinia Shire. This will be implemented in
2019. Elements of the Municipal Emergency
Management Plan have been exercised, including
activation of Council resources, coordination, and
the flood and storm plan. The Relief and Recovery
Sub Plan was exercised at Exercise Emerald in
April 2018. This was a discussion-based exercise
with Council, the community and supporting
agencies to identify operations within the township
of Emerald in the event of a fire. The Municipal
Emergency Management Planning Committee and
Sub Committees continue to review the risk profile
of Cardinia Shire. A working group of the Municipal
Emergency Management Planning Committee
has been established to develop an Emergency
Management Sub Plan for Emerald Lake Park.
Implement effective plans and procedures that minimise the impact of all emergencies in the shire.
Develop a long-term plan for burning in Council
reserves. Review Annual CERA (Community
Emergency Risk Assessment), Annual Victorian
Fire Risk Register (VFRR) risk assessment, and
Bushfire Risk Profile for Cardinia Shire.
A consultancy service has been engaged to develop
a ten-year planned burn strategy for Cardinia Shire.
The strategy considers risk to the shire from fire,
potential reserve sites, priority areas and fuel
reduction methods. Council has reviewed the
strategy and determined costings. Council’s Senior
Leadership Team will be presented with costing
requirements in July 2018. Implementation of the
strategy will commence in 2019 in conjunction with
the Country Fire Authority. Two planned burns were
conducted in 2018.
Completed
Completed
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