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Lake Macquarie City Council is encouraging residents to have their say on how Council manages future flood risks around the Jewells Wetland catchment and the Winding Creek and Lower Cockle Creek catchments.
Council’s
Acting Manager Sustainability, Dean Chapman, said Council is asking the
community to provide feedback on draft Floodplain Risk Management
Studies and Risk Management Plans for both catchments, to help build
more flood resilient communities across the City.
“The
community’s ongoing involvement is integral to the flood planning
process, so we encourage residents or businesses affected by flooding in
these areas to have their say on the draft studies and plans during the
public exhibition period,” Mr Chapman said.
“Once finalised and
adopted by Council, the plans will be used by Council to better manage
flood risks and mitigate damage from floods within these areas.”
The
draft Floodplain Risk Management Studies identify a number of
management measures that can be used to reduce future flood risks in
each catchment. The draft Floodplain Risk Management Plans identify the
preferred options considered most appropriate to manage risk and
recommendation for adoption by Council.
Jewells Wetland
The Jewells Wetland
catchment includes Scrubby Creek, Crokers Creek and Johnson Creek
tributaries, and covers parts of Mount Hutton, Tingira Heights, Windale,
Gateshead, Bennetts Green, Redhead and Jewells.
To view a copy of the draft Jewells Wetland Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan and provide feedback, go here,
or visit Lake Mac Libraries’ Windale, Charlestown or Belmont branches,
or Council’s Administration Building at Speers Point. Council will be
hosting a drop-in information session for residents of the Jewells
catchment at the Sanctuary Holiday Park on Tuesday 7 June from 1pm.
Winding Creek and Lower Cockle Creek
The Winding Creek and Lower Cockle Creek catchments include part of the suburbs of Edgeworth, Cardiff, Argenton, Glendale and Boolaroo.
To
view a copy of the draft Winding Creek and Lower Cockle Creek
Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan and provide feedback, go to here
or visit Lake Mac Libraries Cardiff or Edgeworth branches or Council’s
Administration Building at Speers Point. Council will be hosting drop-in
information sessions for residents of the Winding Creek and Lower
Cockle Creek catchments at Cardiff Library on Tuesday 21 June from
10am-noon, at Edgeworth Town Square on Thursday 23 June from 3.30-5.30pm
and at Stockland Glendale (outside Target) on Saturday 25 June from
9am-2pm.
Submissions close 25 July 2016.