What is your vision for more prepared, responsive and resilient floodplain planning for your community?

Round one consultation has concluded. Thank you to all the people and communities who shared their time and insights for this important project.

A second round of community consultation will commence later in the year to test and refine elements of the Draft Planning Scheme Amendment for Floodplain Management.

In the meantime, council is keeping an open line of communication for further public insights and feedback,, so if you have something to share, please email the dedicated flood insights email address flood@chrc.qld.gov.au and one of our team will be in touch..

Stay tuned here or via council’s website for more information as it develops.

Central Highlands Regional Council has commenced work on a Draft Planning Scheme Amendment for improved floodplain management across the region’s communities, under the new ‘Our Region, Our Resilience’ program.

Now, the first round of community conversations and information sessions are underway, and council wants to hear from you. There are many ways to have your say, and council is inviting people from near and far to join the start of this important, ongoing conversation.

Your feedback will inform an amended approach towards to how we best deal with the management of floodplains across the region, and support more informed decision making on the development, land use and future of our communities, regionwide.

How to Get Involved

1. Take the survey and go into the draw to win a pre-loaded EFTPOS card worth $200.
An online survey has been developed to gain a broad sweeping understanding of the community’s views towards improved floodplain management across the region. The community survey is for all members of the public and we encourage everyone to participate as the findings will support the development of a more informed draft amendment.

The survey will be live from the morning of 23 May to midnight 18 June 2021. For more information, see the FAQ section on the right.

Please click here to complete the survey

2. Attend a Regional Roadshow Community Information Session, listed on the right-hand side of the page.

Sessions are open to all community members and will be the first meeting of a planned, ongoing conversation around new flood information about your community, and what this could mean across a range of scenarios for possible development and land use planning decision making moving forward.

Please click on the consultation to view the location, date and time of each event. Click 'more' to view the complete list of consultations.

3. Get the kids involved: Do the drawing competition and go into the draw to win one of three pre-loaded $50 EFTPOS cards

The drawing competition will be live from 23 May and close midnight on 18 June 2021, with the winning entries awarded a pre-loaded EFTPOS card worth $50. For more information, see the FAQ section on the right.

The drawing competition activity sheet is available for download on the right.

4. Join us at a Pop-Up Event, listed on the right-hand side of the page

Swing by one of our pop-up conversations and information stalls at any of the regional events listed on the right-hand side of this page, across May and June. Here, you can talk directly with the team, enjoy sausage or snack (depending on event type) and participate in a range of ways to have your say, kids activities and more.

5. Email us via our NEW flood email with guaranteed 24 hour response time.

Can’t make it any of the above sessions, but still have something important to share? A new, dedicated flood email has been set up for community to get in touch at any time about the project, with a guaranteed 24-hour response time. Please note: This email is for feedback and inquiries and is NOT to be used for emergencies or where 000 should be called.

If you have something important to share, please email the team via flood@chrc.qld.gov.au and we will be in touch soon.