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On this page you will find everything you need to help you participate in the Emergency Management Health Check for NSW Local Government. This is a state-wide project initiated by the Sydney Coastal Councils Group (SCCG), funded by the State Emergency Management Program (SEMP) and endorsed by the State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC). Your Health […]
The Sand Management Working Group was established in November 2019. The group’s purpose is to ensure a collaborative approach and peer-to-peer learning in tackling sand management issues faced by councils in Sydney such as beach erosion and accretion on coastal and estuarine beaches. The group comprises member councils with an interest in sand management including Sutherland Shire, Bayside and Northern Beaches councils and Woollahra Municipal Council. It also includes key representatives from […]
Introduction In recognition of the challenge between development pressures and landslide hazard, in the year 2000 the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) published a benchmark technical paper “Landslide Risk Management Concepts and Guidelines” (AGS, 2000) – which significantly updated an earlier 1985 guideline. It was recommended in the report of the Coroner’s Inquiry into the 1997 […]
Introduction Sydney’s low-lying coastal infrastructure is vulnerable to the impact of catastrophic marine floods associated with tsunami and storm surges. The future impacts of such floods will be worse than in the past because of climate related sea level rise and increased exposure at the coast. Coastal planners and risk managers need innovative tools to […]
A prize winning project! This project received State and National recognition, winning both the New South Wales and Australian 2014 Resilience Australia Awards (local government category). The Awards recognise innovative practices and achievements across the nation which support and strengthen community disaster resilience. Intoduction The Sydney Coastal Councils Group Inc. (SCCG) partnered with the University […]
The outputs of the Stage 1 Emergency Management Planning Project are below. The Project Fact Sheet The Project Report Project Aim and Objectives By working closely with Local Government and the major combat agencies, the SCCG explored current practice in NSW and reviewed best practice approaches from other States and Internationally. A key element of […]
The SCCG received funding from the Office of Emergency Management under the State Emergency Management Projects Program to continue Stage 2 of the Emergency Management Health Check. In late 2015 SCCG commenced the state wide project to enhance, implement and embed the Emergency Management Health Check into local government processes and frameworks. The project objectives are […]
