Livingstone recognised for its commitment to improving risk management at LGAQ Annual Conference
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Council’s commitment to preservation of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information to maintain business continuity has been recognised at the recent annual LGAQ Conference in Gladstone.
Livingstone Shire Council accepted the Local Government Mutual Services (LGMS) Risk Excellence Award for its continued investment in improving risks, its management systems, and practices.
Mayor Andy Ireland said Council staff held a business continuity planning simulation exercise last year, to understand the impacts a cyber-attack would have on Council systems and processes.
“This exercise helped to identify areas within Council departments where improvements needed to be made, how to best prepare for risks that are out of our control, and how to respond and recover if an incident or crisis occurs,” Mayor Ireland said.
“All businesses deal with risk, and at any time – they may experience natural disasters (floods, storms, cyclones), fire, power and IT outages, supply chain failures, staff shortages or pandemics.
“That’s why it’s so important Council remains conscious of these potential issues and has appropriate risk management plans in place.”
Portfolio holder of Organisational Performance, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Adam Belot said Council was grateful to be acknowledged with the award, representing the hard work and dedication Council employees have put in to assist in minimising the risk of business damage by preventing or limiting the impact of security breaches.
“While there is always the potential for these kinds of threats to impact or disrupt Council business, Livingstone is proud to be working seriously in this space to ensure that Council will be able to continue to function effectively should these circumstances arise in future,” Cr Belot said.
“Ensuring we have a strong business continuity plan in place means Council can continue to deliver its services to the community with minimal impact.”