Local Emergency Management Committee

Local Emergency Management Arrangements

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Meeting Dates for 2025

The Chittering Local Emergency Management Committee meetings commence at 10am and are typically held in the Council Chambers, 6177 Great Northern Highway, Bindoon.

Date
Wednesday 26 February
Wednesday 28 May         
Wednesday 27 August
Wednesday 26 November

Aim

The aim of the Local Emergency Management Committee is to collaborate with local support organisations, hazard management agencies, and industry representatives, to collectively build a resilient community that is prepared to respond and recover from an emergency or disaster.

Objectives

3.1

Develop local emergency management arrangements that are practical to all stakeholders and service agencies.

3.2

Ensure that arrangements are contemporary and relevant to the community and addresses all possible risks and scenarios.

3.3

Participate in inter-local government relations to further emergency management cooperation within the Esperance Goldfields District.

3.4

Engage the community through safety and awareness campaigns, and by disseminating information through social media, media outlets, and public events.

3.5

Participate in interagency training exercises that improve the capabilities and knowledge of the committee, local stakeholders and hazard management agencies.

3.6

Exercise the emergency management arrangements to test their effectiveness in practical applications, and actively strive for continuous improvement.

3.7

Share meeting minutes, committee member experiences and proposed actions with local government elected members, State agencies and the local community.

3.8

Strategise on ways to mitigate potential emergencies and to improve recovery arrangements.

Membership
Chair
Cr Kylie Hughes		 Councillor Proxy
Cr Aaron King
Executive Officer (Community Emergency Services Manager)
Shire of Chittering Local Recovery Coordinator (Chief Executive Officer)
Shire of Chittering Local Welfare Liaison Officer
St John Ambulance - Gingin/Chittering
Deputy Chief Bush Fire Control Officers
WA Police - Gingin
Department of Communities
DFES District Officer - North East Metropolitan
State Emergency Service (Swan) 
Department of Defence (RAAF)
Western Australian Meat Industry Authority
Bindoon Primary School
Edmund Rice College
Immaculate Heart College
Country Women's Association

Meetings shall be open to the public and are not required to have questions from the public as there are no Council delegations.

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