Major review ensures industry best practices in disaster management

Published 26 September 2024

Mayor Peter Flannery said Council made six updates to the plan, including an update to inform residents of potential impacts of hazards and what they can do before, during and after an event.

“City of Moreton Bay isn’t prepared to rest on its laurels when it comes to disaster management,” he said.

“Living in South East Queensland, we know that the weather and the environment can change quickly between hazards - highlighted by the fact we have three months of crossover between bushfire and storm season between September and November.

“Having only recently reviewed the Local Disaster Management Plan in 2022, we have once again put the plan under the microscope to see where we can improve our practices to ensure our community is as resilient as possible.

Chair of the Moreton Bay Local Disaster Management Group, Councillor Matt Contstance said some of those changes simply reflect the work we’ve recently done to change over our warning systems to the Australian Warning System for consistency, and updating the Community Preparedness and Recovery sections.

“However, every update is important, and they go a long way to keeping our community safe in all four phases of a disaster event, from prevention and preparedness to response and recovery.

“We will continue to review our practices so that we remain a leader in this space, but disaster preparedness is a whole of community responsibility.

Mayor Peter Flannery said: “So please make sure you’ve visited City of Moreton Bay’s website and updated your processes at home to Plan. Prepare. Survive.

“Sign up to our MoretonAlert message system and save our Disaster Dashboard to your favourites on your desktop and to your phone’s homepage for quick access."