That heightened awareness and action is needed by communities when BoM issues flood watches and related warnings. Councils and SES need to facilitate this.

Identify facilities that can be used as cool spaces during heatwaves and establish linkages between operators and emergency management organisations

Develop flood evacuation plans for at risk communities.

Review coastal inundation evacuation and response plans.

That Tasmania Police be identified as the lead agency on evacuations.

That arrangements are made and appropriate pre-planning occurs to effectively implement the policy on evacuation.

That qualifying the evacuation authority in section 47 of the Fire Service Act 1979 be considered — by exempting those people with a pecuniary interest in a property from a directed evacuation where it is reasonable for them to remain.

That a state-level policy on evacuations be developed in the emergency management plans, including specific requirements for vulnerable people and guidelines for its implementation.

That evacuation centres and other centres have plans and arrangements for electrical power redundancy.

That decisions to open Community Fire Refuges and evacuation centres be coordinated with Tasmania Police.