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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING                                      10 OCTOBER 2023


5.2       ENDORSEMENT OF NOOSA LOCAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2023


Author              Disaster Management Officer, Neil Ferris
                    Infrastructure Services Department
Index               ECM/Subject/Disaster Management/Local Disaster Management Plan
Attachments         1.   Attachment 1 Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2023


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
      •   It is a requirement of the Disaster Management Act 2003 (the Act) that a local government
          develops and regularly reviews a Local Disaster Management Plan (the Plan) to assist with
          effective disaster management for its area.
      •   The last major assessment of the Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan occurred in 2018.
      •   The plan has been rewritten to align with contemporary best practice and used the
          Queensland Emergency Risk Management Framework methodology and in consultation with
          emergency service providers and stakeholders.
      •   The Plan was reviewed and endorsed by the Noosa Local Disaster Management Group at
          its meeting held in February 2023 and rebranded with Council branding.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Disaster Management Officer to the Services & Organisation
Committee Meeting dated 10 October 2023 and:
A. Repeal the Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2018;
B. Adopt the Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2023 as provided at Attachment 1 to the
   Endorsement of the Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2023 report; and
C. Devolve responsibility for updating and approving the operational Sub-Plans of the Local
   Disaster Management 2023 to the Noosa Local Disaster Management Group.




REPORT
1. Local Disaster Management Plan
It is a requirement of the Disaster Management Act 2003 (the Act) that a local government develops
a Local Disaster Management Plan (the Plan) to assist with effective disaster management for its
area. It is also a requirement of the Act that a local government for the area review, or renew, its
Plan when considered appropriate.

With new available demographic data from the 2021 census and changing climate risk profiles it was
timely for the Plan to be rewritten. The Queensland Emergency Risk Management Framework
methodology was used in workshops with emergency service and utility providers, and local
stakeholders to inform the preparation of the Plan. These workshops were led by consultant BMT.

The Noosa Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) endorsed the 2023 Plan (Attachment 1) at
its meeting dated 17 February 2023. The Plan has subsequently been rebranded in line with the new
Council branding. It is proposed that the 2023 Plan will commence on 30 October 2023 (pending
Council adoption on 26 October 2023.

2. Local Disaster Management Operational Subplans



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