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Disaster and Emergency Management Centre

2 decisions0 topicsUpdated 14 July 2026

Mentions

  • Subject of a requested resilience report concerning significant telecommunications outages.
  • The decisions provide funding for new park fitness equipment and traffic-management works in two northern Gold Coast communities.
  • The follow-up is intended to identify whether the City's emergency-management centre could continue operating during a major communications failure.
  • $158,000 was allocated for local area traffic management on Edwardson Drive, Coomera.

Decisions

Project funding allocated

Council allocated $180,000 from project 65282, Division 3, for fitness equipment at Tallowwood Park in Upper Coomera and $158,000 for local area traffic management on Edwardson Drive, Coomera.

The decisions provide funding for new park fitness equipment and traffic-management works in two northern Gold Coast communities.

Emergency telecommunications resilience report requested

Council requested a report on the resilience of the Disaster and Emergency Management Centre to a significant telecommunications outage during a disaster or emergency, including contingency measures, risks and recommended improvements.

The follow-up is intended to identify whether the City's emergency-management centre could continue operating during a major communications failure.

Meetings

Governance, Administration & Finance (GA&F) - 14 July 2026

The committee adopted multiple policy changes, allocated $338,000 to Upper Coomera and Coomera projects, deferred a decision on online petitions to a future local-law and budget process, and approved travel to Greece for a sister-city agreement.