New funding for emergency management
Councils and the Local Government Functional Support Group (LGFSG) will again support the State’s emergency services agencies during emergency events this summer.
The development of the LGFSG is ongoing with continued funding from state and federal governments through the Natural Disaster Resilience Program (NDRP).
In addition to the projects already underway, I am pleased to announce the LGA has partnered with the State Government to secure $2 million from the NDRP for a major project that will provide councils with access to resources to support the development of a
whole-of-state Emergency Management Program.
This project will run over three years, with a total budget of $3 million.
As an NDRP project, the required proponent funding of $1 million will be provided by the LGA Mutual Liability Scheme Development Fund.
I would like to thank the LGA MLS Board for their support, and also acknowledge both Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan and State Emergency Services Minister Chris Picton.
We are also about to launch a new app for our i-Responda program, that will give council staff timely and palm-of-the-hand access to resources they can use during emergencies.
The development of this app has
been funded by the LG Research and Development Scheme.