General News
15 June, 2023
Fed’ funds for flood study
CORANGAMITE Shire has thanked the Federal Government for $219,000 towards the Corangamite Flood Study - Stage 2 Data Acquisition project.
CORANGAMITE Shire has thanked the Federal Government for $219,000 towards the Corangamite Flood Study - Stage 2 Data Acquisition project.
The funding comes from Round One of the Disaster Ready Fund (DRF) 2023-24.
Mayor Ruth Gstrein said the funding was just one part of a much larger which will take some time and significant funds to complete.
“Natural disasters will always happen. This funding will allow us to buy data which we can use to model future floods and plan ahead appropriately,” she said.
“The Corangamite Flood Study once completed will provide interactive flood mapping for the whole shire.
“It will allow us to better predict flooding and respond to flood emergencies proactively, for example, activating warnings on high-risk roads in advance.”
Cr Gstrein said the study would also help council identify and plan infrastructure to reduce flooding such as drainage upgrades, and inform decisions around planning permits.
Council’s community safety and resilience co-ordinator Belinda Bennett said the funding will allow data collection to consider and understand all flood risks including riverine, overland and flash flooding.
“The study will be delivered in stages as a series of flood investigations that progressively build an understanding of flood risks across the municipality. This data collection project will enable this to commence,” she said.
“Stage 1 is underway to scope and develop a roadmap for the delivery of this study.
“That has identified the need for LiDAR data (digital elevation data) to inform future modelling.
“This latest funding will support stage 2 which involves acquiring LiDAR data for the whole shire to inform flood modelling in the next stages of the flood study.”