2025 Annual Disaster MANAGEMENT REPORT · Att 1 - TC Alfred March 2025 - lessons identified

Process or
discipline           Issue                                                                                          Future Action?                                                                            Priority
Assets               Front end loader required to make it easier and safer to remove trees off the road             Repair of current fleet item is under investigation                                       Medium


Assets               Ground protection mats & connectors to protect the ground when setting up Incident Control Research available ground protection mats and put in PID for future funding.                  Medium
                     Centres.
                     https://groundnurse.com.au/
Assets               Maintenance of Peregian Beach coastal drainage system                                      Storm action procedure for Council/contractor use.

Assets               Cyclone proof windows of LDCC.                                                                 Create PID to upgrade LDCC windows to cyclone-rated                                       High
Evacuation Centres   Requirement for permanently located generator at Leisure Centre and The J                      Budget/grant funding - Quote being requested for design & construct for Leisure Centre
                                                                                                                    and The J to inform future budgets.

Evacuation Centres   Outside Leisure Centre - ability to get power from generator when power fails.                 Discuss with B&F in conjunction with Line above


Evacuation Centres   Request for upgrade to four power sockets in the power box we used not just one outlet.       To be discussed with Building & Facilities
                     (Library & Leisure Centre)
Evacuation Centres   Recommendation of placement of a large flood spotlight on top wall in front of Leisure Centre Investigate                                                                                Medium
                     building lighting up front of Leisure Centre onto grass area. Existing lighting dull

Evacuation Centres   Noosaville Library - consider use as a secondary medical centre for nearby Hospital.            Noosaville Library is secondary Evauation Centre location should there be a need for     Low
                                                                                                                     evacuees with health concerns.
                                                                                                                     Letter to be drafted to Tewantin Noosa Lions
Evacuation Centres   Consider liaising with Waves of Kindness or a local charity to have sets of clothing and towels Investigate                                                                              Medium
                     for people who may be wet or need blankets.
Evacuation Centres   Have agencies on hand to provide comfort (counselling).                                         Continue to have Red Cross onsite to provide counselling                                 High

Evacuation Centres   Establish flood threat for Lake Doonella into the tributary beside Leisure Centre.             Flood information provided on Council's Disaster Flood mapping.
                                                                                                                    Letter to be drafted to Tewantin Noosa Lions

Technical            Need to have up to date survey data before storm season                                        Need a clear format for tracking model runs and forecasts. Date, Input Model, Version,
                                                                                                                    Output, etc. Use Excel spreadsheet in Teams/Sharepoint
Technical            Need pre-storm season prep with every SME. Also cannot always rely on individuals in BMT,      Need a panel of suppliers or designated Hazard & Risk Taskforce with key subject matter
                     UniSC & UQ                                                                                     experts working on coastal system in Noosa. Meet prior to disaster season on foreward
                                                                                                                    outlook. Ensure models are fit for purpose ahead of time as these events begin to occur
                                                                                                                    more frequently. Need to establish availabilities prior to storm season starting .

Technical            Had to install camera ad hoc to capture data on Noosa Main Beach                               Consider establishing permanent camera monitoring (for water position, waves, elevation
                                                                                                                    / real-time slope) due to geomorphilogical complexities at NMB

Technical            Spent a lot of time trying to figure out wave and erosion potential. Every 6hrs the TC forecast Seek QRA funding to develop disaster ready models and produce storm tide map series
                     seemed to change. Storm tide hazard - BMT did one for SEQ - had to expand spatial area on (and property/people consequence tables) that are closest to State storm tide forecasts
                     the fly as the cyclone was so large                                                             that could be provided during an event. Need to establish maps and lookup tables so
                                                                                                                     SDCC data can be interpreted at speed. This must include tidal attenuation within the
                                                                                                                     river.