Coastal residents invited to help develop local resilience plan
Published: 29 Aug 2023
Hibiscus Coast residents will have the opportunity to lead how their community responds in a disaster, with the development of a Local Resilience Plan.
In a first for our region, workshops will be held in Seaforth, Haliday Bay and Cape Hillsborough to increase awareness and common understanding of natural hazards and create a more resilient community.
Mayor Greg Williamson said residents were invited to participate in a workshop to provide feedback, discuss and participate in natural hazard risk understanding.
“These workshops will be interactive and aim to support individuals and communities to understand their risks and roles in order to improve outcomes after disasters,” Mayor Williamson said.
“Our residents are the best sources of information when it comes to the issues they have experienced in an emergency or disaster situation, so we want to hear from them directly,” he said.
“The information shared at these events will form the basis of a localised resilience summary and will inform a broad sub-plan to the Local Disaster Management Plan.”
Residents can attend one of four workshops:
- Wednesday, September 6, 9am – noon, Seaforth Community Hall
- Wednesday, September 6, 4pm – 7pm, Seaforth Community Hall
- Thursday, September 7, 4pm – 7pm, Ball Bay Haliday Bay Rural Fire Shed
- Friday, September 8, 9am – noon, Cape Hillsborough Tourist Park
The workshops will be facilitated by leading resilience and adaptation consultants, Meridian Urban.
This project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments’ Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund and Mackay Regional Council.
For further information contact Rebecca McDermott on 1300 MACKAY (622 529) or visit Connecting Mackay
Residents of Hibiscus Coast communities are invited to attend workshops to help develop a Local Resilience Plan. (Photo credit Tourism Mackay)