ENDORSEMENT OF NOOSA LOCAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2026 · ATTACHMENT 1 - 2026 Local Disaster Management Plan

Acknowledgement of Country ............................................................................................... 6
Administration & Governance ............................................................................................... 8
    1.1       Endorsement ........................................................................................................... 9
    1.2       Glossary of Terms ..................................................................................................10
    1.3       Document Control ..................................................................................................11
    1.4       Authority to Plan .....................................................................................................12
    1.5       Aim and Objectives ................................................................................................13
    1.6       Structure of the LDMP ............................................................................................13
    1.7       Queensland’s Disaster Management Arrangements ...............................................15
    1.8       Disaster Management Strategic Policy Statement ..................................................16
    1.9       Disaster Management Guiding Principles ...............................................................16
    1.10      IGEM Emergency Management Assurance Framework .........................................17
    1.11      Linkages to Noosa Council Corporate Plan ............................................................17
Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) ....................................................................... 18
    2.1       Role & Responsibilities of Noosa Council ...............................................................19
    2.2       Establishment of LDMG..........................................................................................19
    2.3       Functions of the LDMG...........................................................................................20
    2.4       Business & Meetings of the LDMG .........................................................................20
    2.5       LDMG Operational Decision-Making Capability ......................................................20
    2.6       Core member & Advisory Roles and Responsibilities .............................................21
    2.7       Authority of LDMG Core Members & Advisors .........................................................25
    2.8       Authority of LDMG Core Members & Advisors ........................................................25
    2.8.1 LDMG Recovery Group & Subgroups.....................................................................25
    2.9       Training & Exercises ..............................................................................................26
    2.10      Post Event Processes ............................................................................................26
    2.11      Continuous Improvement .......................................................................................26
Community Profile ............................................................................................................... 27
    3.1       Community Profile – Noosa ....................................................................................28
    3.2       Environment ...........................................................................................................29
    3.2.1 Geography .............................................................................................................29
    3.2.2 Climate & Weather .................................................................................................29
    3.2.3 Landscape..............................................................................................................30
    3.3       Human-Social.........................................................................................................31
    3.3.1 Population ..............................................................................................................31
    3.3.2 Cultural Diversity ....................................................................................................31
    3.3.3 Families, Households & Dwellings ..........................................................................31
    3.3.4 Socioeconomic Disadvantage ................................................................................32
    3.3.5 Access to Motor Vehicles .......................................................................................32




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