Local Disaster Management Groups (LDMG) are established under the Disaster Management Act 2003 (Qld). The City of Ipswich LDMG is responsible for making decisions about and managing disaster response and recovery operations in the Ipswich local government area. View the terms of reference for the City of Ipswich LDMG.
These disaster management groups form part of the Queensland Disaster Management Arrangements, which enables a progressive escalation of support from the local level through district, state and federal levels during a disaster.