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Local Emergency Management Committee

This Mandatory Committee is established under Section 38(1) of the Emergency Management Act 2005.

The LEMC has specific functions to follow that are set out in Section 39 and 40 of the Emergency Management Act 2005 (EM Act).   

The purpose of the Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC) is to advise and assist the Local Government in ensuring that the Local Emergency Management arrangements are established for its district; to liaise with public authorities and other persons in the development, review and testing of Local Emergency Management arrangements; and to carry out other emergency management activities as directed by the State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) or prescribed by the Regulations.

This Committee does not have any delegated authority. 

The two documents that act as guidelines for holding Committee Meetings are as follows:

Related Information

Upcoming Meetings

Upcoming Meetings for this committee are available at the link below:

Council Meetings - Upcoming Meetings - Local Emergency Management Committee

Past Committee Meetings

Previous Agendas and Minutes for this committee are available at the link below:

Council Meetings - Past Meetings - Local Emergency Management Committee

Membership

  • Deputy Shire President (Presiding Member);
  • Cr S Van der Heyden (Deputy Presiding Member);
  • Local Recovery Coordinator (LRC) – Executive Manager Infrastructure, Assets and Services;
  • Chief Executive Officer – Shire of Toodyay;
  • Community Emergency Services Manager (CESM);
  • WAPOL Representative;
  • Department of Fire & Emergency Services (DFES) District Officer;
  • St John Ambulance Community Paramedic representative;
  • Department of Communities representative;
  • District Emergency Management Advisor (DEMA) representative;
  • Welfare Liaison Officer (WLO) representative;
  • Main Roads WA representative;
  • Principal, Toodyay District High School;
  • Toodyay SES Representative.

Meetings

Meetings will always be on a Thursday at 10.30 am in the Shire's Council Chambers, unless otherwise advised.   All dates are subject to change.

6 November 2025

12 March 2026

11 June 2026

10 September 2026

10 December 2026

Charter - Local Emergency Management Committee

The terms of reference for the Committee is available here

Local Emergency Management Arrangements

The LEMA Arrangements are available here