GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 19 JANUARY 2026 · 2026-01-19 General Committee Minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                           19 JANUARY 2026


5.    PRESENTATIONS
      Nil.


6.    DEPUTATIONS
      Nil.


7     ITEMS REFERRED FROM COMMITTEES
      Nil.


8     REPORTS DIRECT TO GENERAL COMMITTEE

8.1   ENDORSEMENT OF NOOSA LOCAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2026
      Committee Recommendation
      Moved:            Cr Frank Wilkie
      Seconded:         Cr Jessica Phillips
      That Council
      A. Note the report by the Disaster Management Officer to the General Committee Meeting
         dated 19 January 2026
      B. Repeal the Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2023; and
      C. Adopt the Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2026 as provided at Attachment 1 to
         the Endorsement of the Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2026 report.
      D. Authorise the CEO to make minor changes or amendments to the Plan prior to publishing
         the final document.

      Carried.
      For:             Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica
                       Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie
      Against:         None


8.2   RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF MOTION - TRIAL OF REMOTE RESCUE
      TUBES/LIFE RINGS AT UNPATROLLED BEACHES
      Committee Recommendation
      Moved:            Cr Amelia Lorentson
      Seconded:         Cr Jessica Phillips
      That Council
      A. Note the report by the Acting Local Laws and Environmental Health Manager to the
         General Committee dated 19 January 2026
      B. Support Surf Lifesaving Queensland as the State’s peak coastal safety authority and
         Surf Lifesaving Clubs with their funded and managed roll out programs; and
      C. Defer the implementation of a Council managed trial of remote rescue tubes and life
         rings at unpatrolled beach locations until:
            1.        The risks associated with current trials and any emerging issues at Noosa
            National Park, as well as programs elsewhere in Australia and overseas, have been
            critically evaluated by Council; and