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Continuing with flood awareness programs, optimising flood emergency management and improving flood warning systems should be high priority actions for the Upper Cockle Creek Floodplain, according to a draft study on public exhibition.
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Lake Macquarie City Council is
undertaking a flood study of the Upper Cockle Creek catchment to better
understand, plan and manage existing and future flood risks in the area.
The community is encouraged to
help Council identify the nature of flooding in Edgeworth, West Wallsend,
Barnsley, Holmesville, Glendale, Seahampton and Killingworth.
Council’s Manager Sustainability,
Alice Howe, said Council is committed to building flood resistant communities
across the City.
“There is a reasonably
well-documented history of flooding in the Upper Cockle Creek catchment,
which has caused significant damage in the past. Local knowledge of the
catchment and personal experiences of flooding will help us to further
understand and manage flooding in this catchment,” Dr Howe said.
You can contribute to this study by
participating in the online survey, sharing your stories and photos, or by
identifying areas of flooding on an interactive map.
Contributions close 12 February 2016.
Council has appointed a specialist
in flood models and floodplain management to carry out the study.
This study will update earlier
studies by using current flood modelling technology and more comprehensive
survey data that has only recently become available.
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