Great turnout for the first community workshop

Last night, 40 community members attended the inaugural Swansea Local Adaptation Planning meeting, involving a workshop to explore the impacts of future sea level rise and flood risks.

The room was alive with discussion and many great suggestions and shared flooding experiences were received from local residents, educators and business people, emergency services representatives and industry professionals.

Manager Sustainability, Alice Howe, said the night was a great start to the adaptation planning process and preparing to work together as a community.

“Working with local people and key representative from industry and emergency services is an integral part of the local adaptation process. Council cannot do it alone and we thank everyone who came along to the workshop,” Dr Howe said.

“Together, we need to take the lead in preparing for the likely the impacts of climate change. This is particularly important in low-lying suburbs like Swansea.”

“New roads, drains and homes built today will likely be around for at least 50 years, so we have to plan for the future now.”

“We encourage everyone with an interest in the future of Swansea to get involved with the project and share their experiences and local knowledge of the area.”

Get involved! There will be ongoing opportunities to contribute to the Swansea Local Adaptation Plan. To find out about the project and information collected so far, or to share your feedback online visit shape.lakemac.com.au/adapting-swansea or call 4921 0333.