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Flood Management and Reconstruction:

the Recent Queensland Experience

Chair, Queensland Reconstruction Authority

Major General Richard Wilson

January 2012


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Dec 2010 Jan 2011 Feb 2011 Mar 2011 Apr 2011

Scale and Scope - Timeline

Dec 3: 120mmrain Emerald

Dec 23: Rainfall central &

Nth QLD (200-600mm)

Dec 25:TC Tasha(Cat 1)

Dec 27: Declarations & evacsbegin in Theodore

Dec 28: Emerald,Bundaberg, CentralHighlands, Nth Burnettdisaster declared

Dec 29: Theodoreevacuated (300)

Dec 30:Condamineevacuated

Jan 10: FlashfloodingLockyer Valley

Jan 11: Brisbaneflood and regionalevacuations

Jan 13:Brisbane floodsDam at 183%capacity

Jan 31:TC Anthony (Cat 2)

Feb 2/3:TC Yasi (Cat 5)

February:MonsoonalFlooding

Apr 4: MaranoaFlooding

Jan 19: QRA

announced


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Disaster Events

1. Dec 2010 Rainfall & Flooding South-east/west

2. Dec 2010 Tropical Cyclone Tasha

3. Jan 2011 Flash Flooding Twba/Lockyer Valley

4. Jan 2011 Brisbane/Ipswich Flooding

5. Jan / Feb TCs Anthony & Yasi

6. Feb 2011 Monsoonal Flooding

7. Apr 2011 Maranoa flooding


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Scale of Damage

Infrastructure Disaster peak (Dec 10 - Mar 11)

Roads 9170 km

Rail 4748 km

Schools 411

Bridges & Culverts 89

Water supply schemes 104

National Parks 138

Coal Mines 54

Power outages 480 000

Buildings affected 150 000

Infrastructure Costs for Repair 6.8 Billion

Insurance Costs for Repair 3.7 Billion (129,476 Insurance Claims)

Agricultural Losses Sugar $200 - $300M, Cotton & Grain $125 - $250M ,

Bananas $100 - $200M


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Reconnect, rebuild and improve Queensland and its economy

Operation Queenslander: The State Plan


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Queensland Reconstruction Framework

6 lines of reconstruction

1.Human and Social2. Economic3. Building and Recovery4. Roads and Transport5. Environment6. Community Liaison and

Communications


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$6.8b

LocalGovernments

Contractors Contractors

75% 25%

DeptTransport &Main Roads

Other

Queensland Reconstruction Authority


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Reconstruction estimate $6.8B

72.55%

19.65%3.61%

1.57%2.61%

$239m

$4.8b

$104m

$173m

$1.3b


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Damage Assessment &

Reconstruction Monitoring(DARM)

BRISBANE: Total 8,619 assessments 95% nolonger damaged, repaired or work commenced.

IPSWICH: Total 2,745 assessments 90 (2,453) nolonger damaged, repaired or work commenced. Upfrom 1,478 in July.

YASI: 2,636 assessments 90% (2,374) are nolonger damaged, are repaired, or work commenced.Up from 1,882 in Sept & 1,132 June.

ROMA: 77 homes in Roma assessed, 1 notcompleted. Up from 52 in August 2011

EMERALD: 1,630 buildings assessed Sept 2011,97.1 % (1,583) have been repaired or have workcommenced.


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Damage Severity

! No Damage! Minor

!Moderate

! Severe! Total


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Owner occupier whose house was totally destroyed or

severely damaged by floods or cyclone

No work has commenced to rebuild/repair the home

Owner needs support to progress repairs/rebuild and/or has

limited financial capacity to progress work

Other considerations include persons with a disability or

medical condition, language difficulties, and age

Build Back Blitz clients


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Practical Experience

Rebuilding Grantham Together

Floodplain Management

Rebuilding in storm-tideprone areas

Wind resistant housing

Stronger, more resilient Electrical

Infrastructure.

Resources for Reconstruction

Lessons Learned


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Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry

Key Findings

Dam Operations Procedures

Disaster Preparation & Planning

Forecasts, warning and information

Emergency Response

- Communications

- Emergency Calls & Rescue

- Evacuation

- Re-supply

- Boundaries

Essential Services

Lockyer Valley & Toowoomba

Lessons Learned


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Prevent

The taking of preventative measures to reduce the likelihood of

an event occurring or, if an event occurs, to reduce the severity

of the event.

Prepare

The taking of preparatory measures to ensure that, if an event

occurs, communities, resources and services are able to cope

with the effects of the event.

Respond

The taking of appropriate measures to respond to an event,

including action taken and measures planned in anticipation of,

during, and immediately after an event to ensure that its

effects are minimised and that persons affected by the event

are given immediate relief and support.

Recover

The taking of appropriate measures to recover from an event,

including the action taken to support disaster-affected

communities in the reconstruction of infrastructure, the

restoration of emotional, social, economic and physical

wellbeing, and the restoration of the environment.2

Authority mission

Reconnect, rebuild and improve Queensland,

its communities and economy.

Why:

To rebuild a stronger, more resilient

Queensland.

Authoritys strategic objectives:

1. Maintain the self-confidence of Queensland.

2. Build a resilient Queensland and support

resilient Queenslanders.

3. Enhance preparedness and disastermitigation.

4. Continue implementation of Toward Q2:

Tomorrow's Queensland.

Eg: Queensland Public Cyclone Shelter Program (DPW)

All Hazards Information Management Program (DCS)

EgBruce Highway Upgrade Strategy (TMR)

Grantham Reconstruction Area (QldRA)

Development Scheme

Eg

Community Development and Recovery Package (DoC)

Mental Health Disaster Recovery Package (DoC + QHealth)

Respond

Recover

Prepare

Prevent

RESILIENCEthe capacity to

prevent, mitigate,

prepare for, respond to

and recover from the

impacts of disasters.1

Resilience in the disaster management cycleEg:

Planning for a stronger, more resilient North Queenslandguidelines (QldRA)

Community Preparedness Communication Campaign (DCS)


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Questions?

www.qldreconstruction.org.au

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