Work starting on the Bangalow Flood Study

Published on 25 July 2024

Council has engaged a consultant to start work on the Bangalow Flood Study, which will investigate how and where floods impact the town and nearby areas.

Bangalow, while not as flood prone as some other parts of the Byron Shire, is flanked by Byron Creek, which is flood-prone during significant rain events.

The flood study will be a technical analysis of flood behaviour, with the information to be used for a range of things including flood risk management and land-use planning for existing and future development.

The study will also be available to government agencies, emergency services as well as the community to help guide decisions on flood risk.

Katie Hughes, Project Engineer, said information from Bangalow residents will provide important and useful data to inform the study.

“The floods in 2022 were unlike anything experienced before and people will remember where it flooded and how deep it was and we would like them to share this information with us,” Ms Hughes said.

“We also want to hear from residents about their local flood knowledge such as how fast did the water rise, did it move across your property differently or was flooding caused by heavy rain, the creek or stormwater drainage?

“We are hoping that people may also have photos they are able to share to visually support the technical work the consultant will be doing,” Ms Hughes said.

A survey is on the Your Say page of Council’s website and people can upload their photos as part of their submission.

The survey closes on 15 September 2024. 

“All information provided will be confidential so I am really hoping Bangalow residents will be able to help us out with this important project,” Ms Hughes said.

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