PIA Training - Flood Risk Management

Date: Tuesday 12 August

Time: 9am-12.30pm

Where: Teachers Federation House, Surry Hills

Presenters: Catherine Walker, Director at WMS Engineering and Paul Grech, Director at GLN Planning.

This session is aimed at equipping professionals working in town planning and related fields to understand floodplain risk management considerations when assessing development applications and Planning Proposals, focused on the NSW planning system. We will review how to address the statutory matters in LEPs and planning controls typically encountered in development control plans, and the relevant matters for consideration when reviewing a Planning Proposal.

This will include an introduction on how to understand flood mapping and demystifying terminology you might often hear from a flood engineer. The interplay between the planning system and the NSW flood risk management process will be discussed including relevant parts of the 2023 Flood Risk Management Manual and associated complementary Guides.

By the end of the course, you should be able to approach the review of flood risk management considerations for development applications and planning proposals with confidence, know when to seek specialist advice, speak some of the language and obtain a high level understanding of flood risk management principles that can generally assist planners.

Register online at https://www.planning.org.au/EventDetail?EventKey=NPL120825