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

Section 5.5
5.5    Hazard Reduction
Each agency of the LDMG is responsible for implementing appropriate hazard reduction programs for risks
under their control. As an example, QFD, Noosa Council and various landowners undertake an annual hazard
reduction program for bushfires. This includes a fire management program of fuel reduction and back-burning,
maintenance and development of fire breaks and land management practices. Noosa Council plays an active
role on the Area Bushfire Management Committee (ABMC) which provides strategic fire mitigation programs,
operational preparedness and response, risk identification and hazard reduction burning for the Noosa Council
area. The LDMG adopts the multi-agency Bushfire Risk Management Plan prepared by QFD in collaboration
with the ABMC.



Section 5.6
5.6    Climate Change
Southeast Queensland has been identified as one of several high-vulnerability climate change hot spots in
Australia. The frequency and severity of hazards including major storm events, droughts, heatwaves,
bushfires, and flooding across the region are expected to increase as the climate continues to change.
Noosa Council accepts the latest science on climate change provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change and acknowledges that the Noosa Shire is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change
including heat waves, more intense storms and sea level rise all of which is likely to adversely affect the Noosa
natural and human environment.
In recognition of the risks posed by a rapidly changing climate, Council declared a climate emergency in
order to drive the urgent and sustained response needed to both mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Council’s Climate Change Response Plan sets out desired outcomes and actions for both reducing
emissions and implementing adaptation measures.
Adaptative measures should be considered to manage future climate risks. A Queensland Government
Emergency Management Sector Adaptation Plan for Climate Change is available.



Section 5.7
5.7    Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan
Council has developed a Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan (CHAP) that addresses sea level rise-driven
risks in the coastal zone as a result of coastal erosion and shoreline recession, storm tide inundation and
permanent inundation.



Section 5.8
5.8    Disaster Risk Reduction
Disaster risk and its reduction are recognized as global priorities under the United Nations Office for Disaster
Risk Reduction’s Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, to which Australia is a signatory.
In alignment with this framework, the Queensland Government has implemented the Queensland Emergency
Risk Management Framework (QERMF). Further analysis of disaster risk reduction strategies and mitigation
options is provided in the report: Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment of Noosa Regional Council using the
Queensland Emergency Risk Management Framework (QERMF).




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