Lifestyle, Environment, Heritage & Resilience (LEH&R) - 26 February 2026

Key decisions

• Disaster and emergency management update noted
  The committee recommended that Council note the report on Exercise Leviathan (tsunami), its evaluation report, and ongoing actions to manage high-consequence disaster risks.
  Residents may be affected by how the City prepares for and responds to major disaster events.
• Further evacuation planning report requested
  The committee added a requirement for a report to return to the committee by June 2026 covering Gold Coast evacuation planning for natural disaster scenarios and future disaster events, including interoperability of disaster centres.
  This follow-up could affect future evacuation arrangements, emergency coordination, and disaster centre operations across the city.
• Program AIR progress update noted
  The committee recommended that Council note the Program AIR progress update presentation.
  Residents may have an interest in progress on this city program, though no service change or funding decision was recorded in the minutes extract.

Important topics

• Exercise Leviathan (tsunami)
  The meeting considered the pre-season disaster and emergency management exercise and its evaluation report.
  This relates to preparedness for rare but high-consequence emergencies.
• Gold Coast disaster readiness
  Ongoing actions to manage disaster risks across the Gold Coast Local Government Area were noted.
  This concerns citywide emergency planning and resilience.

Resident impacts

• A citywide evacuation planning report is due back by June 2026.
• Disaster centre interoperability will be specifically examined in the follow-up work.
• The meeting did not record any direct service changes, approvals, or spending commitments in the extracted text.

Places affected

• Gold Coast Local Government Area (local government area)
  Area covered by the disaster and emergency management report and ongoing risk actions.
• Gold Coast (city)
  Citywide evacuation planning for natural disasters and future disaster events is to be reported back.

Next steps

• Bring back a report on Gold Coast evacuation planning for natural disaster scenarios and future disaster events, including interoperability of disaster centres.
  By June 2026

Extracted minutes text

865 UNCONFIRMED MINUTES LIFESTYLE, ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE & RESILIENCE COMMITTEE MEETING THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2026 9:00AM The meeting commenced at 9:03am City of Gold Coast Council Chambers 135 Bundall Road Surfers Paradise 865 Meeting of the Lifestyle, Environment, Heritage & Resilience Committee Unconfirmed Minutes Thursday 26 February 2026 ORDER OF BUSINESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY ............................................................ 3 1 ATTENDANCE/APOLOGIES .................................................................... 3 2 LEAVE OF ABSENCE ............................................................................... 3 3 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES .............................