The Northern Grampians Shire Council Flood Recovery Plan will guide both council and local residents to design and implement activities, programs, and projects required by the Glenorchy community as a result of the October 2022 floods.
To ensure that the plan follows the National Principles of Recovery, the council will partner with the Glenorchy community and other key stakeholders to:
For updates on identified issues, work needed, and timelines for completion, please download and view Glenorchy-drainage-repairs-and-upgrades.pdf(PDF, 42KB) (last updated on 26 April 2023).
You can also find out what mitigation options have been modelled and the results by viewing Glenorchy-Flood-Modelling-options-02-05-2023.pdf(PDF, 33KB)
Glenorchy residents were provided with the opportunity to engage with Northern Grampians Shire Council and other key stakeholders as both a means to distribute key information and to explore and identify solutions designed to lessen the impact of flood. This process is ongoing.
Six months on from the 2022 October Floods: How has the Glenorchy community been affected? What are the persisting challenges? What will best support recovery?
Glenorchy residents were invited to a community dinner with guest speaker David Younger, to discuss:
There will be time for Q & A and conversation
Recovery to Preparation- Glenorchy Community Session(PDF, 127KB)
This second meeting was an opportunity for residents in Glenorchy and surrounding district to:
Gain an understanding of the outcomes of past flood studies and what mitigation options have been acted upon and considered
Provide learnings and experiences from previous floods to inform mitigation options for the future
Learn about individual household flood mitigation options
30-11-22-Community-Meeting-Summary.pdf(PDF, 189KB)
The overall purpose of this meeting was to connect with residents in Glenorchy who had been affected by the October 2022 Flood to:
27-10-22-Community-Meeting-Summary.pdf(PDF, 119KB)
Community-led Flood Recovery programs and activity implementation - March 2023
Community Development
Rachel Whittaker
communtiy@ngshire.vic.gov.au
03 5358 0512