Queensland Exhibit - Partner agencies

DAF provides a range of services to primary producers affected by natural disasters, including advice on disaster preparedness for agricultural industries, response and recovery, and animal welfare. DAF supports preparedness activities such as training exercises for industry, develops and promotes bulletins on climatic conditions and runs climate focused events. A critical role DAF plays during the recovery phase involves staff working with producers to determine the extent of impact an event has had on agricultural production. Agency staff work with the Queensland Reconstruction Authority and other Queensland Government agencies to inform the appropriate level of disaster activation required to aid recovery. DAF staff administer disaster assistance in the form of subsidies to primary producers and is responsible for the legislation enabling Queensland Rural Industry and Development Authority to provide other forms of disaster assistance such as loan and grant schemes.
www.daf.qld.gov.au
phone 13 25 23

DCHDE has lead responsibility for the delivery of human and social recovery support services following a disaster event. Human and social recovery is the emotional, social, physical and psychological health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities following a disaster. Human and social recovery generally aims to address a range of needs including: access to timely information; assistance to reconnect with families, friends and community networks; enabling people to manage their own recovery through access to information and a range of services and/or practical assistance; access to financial assistance for those individuals and households who are most vulnerable and do not have the means to finance their own recovery; engagement and access to emotional, psychological and mental health support at individual, family and community levels (psychosocial support); assistance to maintain a sense of equilibrium in their life, come to terms with their reality and move forward into a new and possibly changed reality; ensuring Queenslanders have access to housing and homelessness assistance after the closure of evacuation centres by facilitating immediate and longer term temporary accommodation solutions.
App: Self Recovery
www.communities.qld.gov.au
Community Recovery Hotline: 1800 173 349

DES has an important role as stewards of Queensland’s natural environment and cultural and built heritage, to ensure these unique assets are protected and sustainably managed for future generations to enjoy. In responding to natural disasters and threats to the environment, DES seeks to identify environmental impacts and will assist in prioritising environmental recovery actions, in addition to protecting urban and natural areas through fire management in parks and forests.
www.des.qld.gov.au
13 QGOV (13 74 68

DEPW coordinates frontline government building damage assessments across impacted areas. DEPW also coordinates the repairs to government owned buildings.
www.epw.qld.gov.au
13 QGOV (13 74 68)

Queensland Health leads the planning and management for public health emergencies as well as being the primary agency for biological, heatwave, pandemic and radiological hazards. In all disasters, Queensland Health prioritises continuity of healthcare to the community as well as the provision of information and public health advice to partner agencies and the community. This is supported by pre-hospital response through the Queensland Ambulance Service as well as aeromedical services. Recovery activities are focused on medical services as well as public health (water, sanitation, food safety etc) and mental health support.
QH is at the forefront of the Queensland Government’s responsibilities for planning and managing public health emergencies and disaster events. During a disaster, QH provides pre-hospital response through the Queensland Ambulance Service, aero-medical transport to support the Queensland Ambulance Service, and the provision of information, advice and services to the community and partner agencies.
www.health.qld.gov.au
Emergency: 000
13HEALTH (13 43 25 84)

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire and rescue, emergency management, and disaster mitigation programs and services throughout Queensland. We deliver this through our Fire and Rescue Service (FRS), Rural Fire Service (RFS) and State Emergency Service (SES). Our role is to provide leadership, mitigation planning and a responsive service to ensure the safety of the Queensland community. We aim to protect people, property and the environment through the continued delivery of emergency services, awareness programs, response capability and capacity, and incident response and recovery for a safer Queensland.
www.qfes.qld.gov.au
Emergency: 000
Non-Emergency: 13 GOV SES: 132 500

The primary role of IGEM is to enable confidence in Queensland’s emergency management arrangements. Reviewing and assessing the effectiveness of disaster management arrangements within Queensland. Accountabilities include: reviewing and assessing cooperation between entities responsible for disaster management in the State, including whether disaster management systems and procedures employed by those entities are compatible and consistent; establishing standards for disaster management, reviewing and assessing performance against these standards and regularly reviewing the standards; monitoring compliance by Queensland government departments with their disaster management responsibilities; identifying​ and improving disaster and emergency management capabilities, including volunteer capabilities and opportunities for cooperative partnerships; and reporting to and advising the Minister for Fire and Emergency Services about issues relating to these functions.
https://www.igem.qld.gov.au
07 3029 8813

QRA is charged with managing and coordinating the Queensland Government’s program of infrastructure renewal and recovery within disaster-affected communities, with a focus on working with our state and local government partners to deliver best practice expenditure of public reconstruction funds. In line with QRA’s vision to build a more disaster resilient Queensland, QRA is the state’s lead agency responsible for disaster recovery, resilience and mitigation policy. In this role, QRA works collaboratively with other agencies and key stakeholders to improve risk reduction and disaster preparedness.
www.qra.qld.gov.au
1800 110 841

TMR is responsible for the delivery and maintenance of the integrated transport network across Queensland. TMR will continue to provide the latest information regarding disruptions and closures across the road, rail, aviation and maritime networks.
www.tmr.qld.gov.au
www.qldtraffic.qld.gov.au
13 19 40 13 QGOV (13 74 68)

Queensland Health is at the forefront of the Queensland Government’s responsibilities for planning and managing public health emergencies, mass casualty incidents and disaster events.
www.health.qld.gov.au

LGAQ is the peak body for local government in Queensland and is responsible for advising, supporting and representing councils. LGAQ provides direct advice and support to councils following any major event at the political, strategic and/ or operational levels. This support is provided through the expertise of the LGAQ, subsidiary companies and the facilitation of ‘Council-to-Council’ (C2C) support. LGAQ recognises the range of needs of councils and their LDMGs and seeks to provide specific support based on the capability of each council.
www.lgaq.asn.au
1300 542 700