Flood Warning Network - Repair and Improvement Initiative

Overview: North Central CMA has received funding to develop six Flood Management Plans for the worst affected communities during the 2010-11 flood events. These communities include Charlton, Rochester, Creswick, Clunes, Carisbrook and Donald. The plans will provide improved flood intelligence for each of the communities and will identify options for reducing the potential risk in future flood events. 

The development of the plans has a strong community focus to ensure that the recommendations have support and meet the community's needs.

Update on the Flood Management Plans as at January 2012:

Charlton
BMT WBM has completed the hydrology component of the plan. The hydrology confirms that the January 2011 flood event was a 1 in 200 year flood event, or a flood that has a probability of occurring 0.5% in any given year. Additional survey is in the process of being acquired to enable BMT WBM to finalise the hydraulic model of Charlton. Technical Working Group and Steering Committee meetings were held in December 2011.

Rochester
Following a competitive public tender process, Water Technology has been engaged to develop the Rochester Flood Management Plan. A Steering Committee and Technical Working Group has been formed. The first meeting was held in December 2011. 

The Rochester FloodSafe bulletin is available here.

Creswick
Water Technology have prepared a final draft of the Creswick Flood and Drainage Mitigation Plan and released to the community for public comment. A community meeting was held on 1 December 2011 to discuss the plan and the proposed preferred mitigation option. The public comment period closed prior to Christmas 2011.

The preferred mitigation option involves a combination of additional culverts underneath the two major VicRoads bridges in town, the construction of new levees and waterway works.

The Creswick FINAL Flood and Drainage Mitigation Plan is available here. 

Clunes
Water Technology has been engaged to develop the Clunes Flood and Drainage Management Plan. An initial community information session in conjunction with the Hepburn Shire Council and VicSES has been held. The hydrology component of the study is well underway. The first Steering Committee and Technical Working Group meetings were held December 2011. 

Carisbrook
Following a competitive public tender process, Water Technology has been engaged to develop the Carisbrook Flood and Drainage Management Plan. A Steering Committee and Technical Working Group has been formed. The first meeting was held in December 2011.

Donald
Following a competitive public tender process, Water Technology has been engaged to develop the Carisbrook Flood and Drainage Management Plan. A Steering Committee and Technical Working Group has been formed. The first meeting was held in December 2011