Frequently Asked Questions

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Q. What is the role of the Glasshouse Country Disaster Management Network (GCDMN)?

The primary role of the GCDMN is to maintain current details in the GCDMN Contacts and Resources Directory (updated every 6 months) for use by the Sunshine Coast Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) in the event of major emergency events; and to host meetings of the GCDMN (currently three per year). If groups receive calls for help, people are to redirect any enquiries to the relevant agency (see the Quick Links page and the GCDMN Handbook for further details).

Q. Who is responsible to act in response to emergencies and disasters?

While the Sunshine Coast Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) is responsible for maintaining the overall regional disaster management plan, resilience within the community to natural hazards and human-caused events starts with the individual and encompasses those individuals, community groups and networks, business, government and non-government agencies that are representative within these communities. See further information in the GCDMN Handbook on disaster management arrangements.

Q. With COVID-19 restrictions of numbers of people allowed to gather, do these rules default in cases of natural disaster responses? And, if evacuation numbers are maximised due to COVID restrictions, should people walk away or be let in?

For any questions related to COVID-19, the Queensland Government is the authority on all current information. Search any related questions at
http://www.disaster.qld.gov.au