Mission
The Local Disaster Management Group – Cairns Region meets regularly in an aim to coordinate and develop strategies to mitigate the effects of disasters on the community wherever possible or practical, and to be prepared to respond when disasters do occur.
The Group’s membership is made up a range of agencies including (but not limited to):
- Cairns Regional Council
- Cairns Base Hospital
- Cairns Port Authority
- Emergency Management Queensland
- Ergon Energy
- Queensland Ambulance Service
- Queensland Fire & Rescue Service
- Queensland Police Service
- State Emergency Service
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.