Draft Hawkesbury Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2025

As part of the Council’s floodplain management programs, Council is committed to finding solutions to reduce the risk to life and the social and economic damages of flooding.

As outlined in numerous NSW Government and Insurance Council of Australia strategies and documents, the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley has one of the most significant flood risk exposures within Australia. The risks to both property and people resulting from flooding from the Hawkesbury River has been more recently highlighted by the flood events of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2024.

Council applied for and received a grant through the NSW Governments’ Floodplain Management Program to complete a review of the Hawkesbury Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2012.

With the completion of this review, and the finalisation of the Draft Hawkesbury Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2025, Council is inviting the community and other stakeholders to comment on the draft Study and Plan.

The Draft Hawkesbury Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2025 has been undertaken in accordance with the relevant legislation, guidelines and best practice. It has used flood information from the Reconstruction Authority's Hawkesbury-Nepean River Flood Study 2024, which provides the most contemporary flood data to understand the risks associated with flooding of the Hawkesbury River.

The draft Study and Plan has investigated the consequences of flooding on the community and has considered several measures to mitigate flood risks and impacts. Measures investigated include:

To find out more information, please click on the link below which provides a pinpoint map that includes:

- A summary of the Flood Modification Measures

- An opportunity to choose your preferred Flood Modification Measure

- An opportunity to add a comment or share flood information, and

- An opportunity to answer the question 'Should Council allow buildings associated with sporting facilities within high-risk flood areas?'

https://hawkesbury-lga.wmawater.com.au/

The draft Hawkesbury Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2025 and other supporting documentation is on public exhibition for the period Monday 14 October 2024 to Monday 9 December 2024.

The draft Study and Plan and other supporting documentation can be viewed during the exhibition period on Council’s online community engagement site www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au, or between 9:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday at Council’s Administration Office, 366 George Street, Windsor.

Written submissions in relation to the draft Study and Plan can be posted to Hawkesbury City Council, PO Box 146, WINDSOR NSW 2756 or emailed to council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au.

The last day for the receipt of submissions is Monday 9 December 2024.

Should you lodge a submission, it will be considered, along with any other submissions received and may be included in Council’s meeting business paper. Your submission, including any personal information, is accessible by any person upon written application, subject to Council’s Privacy Management Plan and the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. The inclusion of personal information in your submission is voluntary. The information will ultimately be stored in Council’s records system.

The inclusion of personal information with your submission is voluntary. However, if not provided Council will not be able to contact you about the draft study and plan. The information will be stored in Council's electronic records system and paper files. For your protection, Council recommends that you do not include defamatory comments in your submission.

Submissions are balanced with Council’s statutory obligations, the rights of the proponent and the public interest. Council must consider any submissions made before it decides whether to proceed with or abandon a proposal.