Sydney Quarterly Meeting and Workshop


29th November 2016

The November Quarterly Meeting of FMA was held in Sydney on 24 November at the Bureau of Meteorology and was exceptionally well attended.

 

Over 60 flood risk professionals participated in the day’s activities, which included informative updates from the Office of Environment and Heritage, NSW State Emergency Service, and the Bureau of Meteorology.

 

During the Meeting, Viktor Brenners, Senior Policy Officer, Floodplain Management, of the Victorian Department of Land, Water, Environment and Planning (DELWP) provided a brief presentation on the Department in regard to flood risk planning in Victoria.

 

Mr Brenners’ address discussed DELWP’s organizational structure, role responsibilities, and initiatives, including the online FRM tool FloodZoom. FloodZoom is a web-based tool utilised by Victorian practitioners and consultants that brings together flood forecasts, flood mapping, real-time river height gauges and property data to provide flood response agencies with improved knowledge of likely flood impacts.

 

Sharon Pope, Manager Integrated Planning, of Lake Macquarie City Council spoke to Members about Council’s PIA award-winning Planning for Future Flood Risks: Marks Point and Belmont South Local Adaptation Plan. Ms Pope spoke of the challenges faced by Council when undertaking the early stages of the Adaptation Plan, and the critical importance of collaborative communication with the local community of Lake Macquarie. More on this project later in the Flyer.

 

The afternoon included an enlightening workshop on the Hawkesbury-Nepean Flood Risk Management Strategy presented by Project Director Maree Abood. The session provided lively discussions regarding the Strategy, its findings and recommendations and relevance to other flood prone areas.

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