Echuca Moama Torrumbarry Flood Study

25 March 2019 - Media release

Campaspe Shire and Murray River councils are urging residents to review and make comment on Murray River flood modelling developed as part of the Echuca Moama Torrumbarry Flood Study.

Campaspe Shire Mayor, Cr Adrian Weston said the Flood Study project started in November 2017, headed by representatives from Murray River Council, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, North Central Catchment Management Authority and Campaspe Shire Council. A community reference group was set up last year, to secure local knowledge to feed into the study.

“The community reference group has been supporting development of the flood modelling, capturing local knowledge from the 1993, 2011 and 2016 flood events,” Cr Weston said.

“This has produced interactive mapping where residents can now go online to see where flood waters went and the extent of flooding.”

To assist the community in reviewing the draft flood modelling drop-in information sessions are planned with staff from both Campaspe Shire and Murray River councils, as well as consultants, all available to talk and learn more about the project. The sessions will be held as follows:

Wednesday, 3 April

          1pm – 3pm            Torrumbarry, Torrumbarry Hotel, Murray Valley                                                  Highway

          5pm – 7.30pm       Echuca, Campaspe Shire Council, Function Room,                                            2 Heygarth Street

Thursday, 4 April

          2pm – 4pm            Moama, Rich River Golf Club, Tatalia Room, 24                                                Lane

Murray River Council Mayor, Cr Chris Bilkey said the flood modelling is for the Murray River, capturing flood data between Barmah and Torrumbarry.

“The mapping will help us understand the levels of flooding with the levees and structures currently in place,” Cr Bilkey said.

“This is particularly important around Torrumbarry where there is limited information. The interactive flood modelling allows residents to go online, place markers and comments at one point, or multiple points.”

Comments close on Monday, 22 April and can be made through the online mapping tool (click here), or by email. Full details with a link to the interactive map are available from Campaspe Shire’s website, www.campaspe.vic.gov.au through the “Have your say” tab.

The comments received will be reviewed by the community reference group with adjustments made to the modelling to better reflect what happened on the ground during flood events.