2025 Annual Disaster MANAGEMENT REPORT · Report

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING                                         9 SEPTEMBER 2025


Disaster/Emergency Get Ready Kits.

The Unit was recognised as North Coast Region (NCR) Unit of the Year, with Cooroy’s Stan Ryan
named NCR Trainer of the Year. Additional honours included SES Week Awards, Australia Day
Awards, National Emergency Service Medals for 2019 bushfire support, and Meritorious Service
Medals.

Through its operational excellence, community engagement, and ongoing development, the Noosa
SES Unit continues to demonstrate resilience, professionalism, and leadership in supporting the
Noosa community.

11. Queensland Reconstruction Authority - 2022 flooding event
Council is nearing completion of the projects funded by Queensland Reconstruction Authority as a
result of damage sustained from the 2022 flooding event:

Restoration budget allocated by QRA                 $145,262,246
Actual Cost as at June 30 2025                      $101,745,983
Received funds from QRA as at 30 June 2025          $101,204,470
Note: $7,940,351 was Betterment funding.

Exact funding amounts are still being reconciled before confirmation of final amounts.

12. Reconstruction projects
Disaster reconstruction projects have been reported diligently through other capital works reports.
2025 has seen the finalization of the majority of the projects with only minor works left to deliver. The
program consisted of:
   •   31 landslides, including repair of Black Mountain Rd which is recognized as the largest ever
       civil works contract Council has ever completed.
   •   16 waterway crossings, including a new bridge at Schreibers Rd which improved water
       security for the region.
The project financials continue to focus on providing value for money to Queensland Reconstruction
Authority with a projected underspend in the order of 12% of the approved value.

The time effective delivery of the significant program, as well as astute budget management has
established Noosa Council in good repute with Queensland Reconstruction Authority.

The team are now focused on the final tasks including administration to ensure quality assurance,
financial reporting and cost recovery within the 3 months of delivery of the sites.

The team is now diverting attention to developing assessments, submission and reconstruction plans
for damage experienced in the March 2025 Western Queensland Trough system.

13. Bushfire resilience – Council land
The bushfire management program on Council reserves is delivered by the Environment Operations
team in the Strategy and Environment Directorate. The information has been included in this report
for completeness.

After a delayed start to the prescribed burn season due to wet weather, Noosa Council working
closely with partners in Qld Parks and Wildlife Service and the Queensland Fire Department have
completed five prescribed burns on Noosa Council estate – one of which being a Bushfire Risk
Mitigation Plan priority for the region - Girraween/Burgess creek prescribed burn within Noosa