Floodplain Risk Management Committee - 18 Mar 2026

Key decisions

• Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay flood study advanced for Council adoption
  The committee received and noted the final draft Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay Wards Overland Flow Flood Study and recommended that Council adopt the final draft, allow the General Manager to make minor corrections, add required legal notations to 10.7 Planning Certificates for identified properties, and publish the adopted study on Council’s website.
  Residents and property owners in affected parts of Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay may see flood information formalised in planning certificates and publicly available on Council’s website.
• Preferred flood mitigation options noted for Beverly Hills intersections
  The committee received a progress update on the feasibility study for flood risk mitigation at the Gloucester Road–Stoney Creek Road intersection and the Morgan Street–Gloucester Road intersection, Beverly Hills, and noted the preferred options selected for detailed cost-benefit assessment.
  This may lead to future drainage or road improvement works in Beverly Hills to reduce flood risk at known problem intersections.
• Updated committee terms and community representative changes noted
  The committee noted updated Terms of Reference for the Floodplain Risk Management Committee, the recent appointment of community representatives, and the resignation of former community representative Erin Seller.
  This affects how the committee operates and how community input is represented in floodplain risk management discussions.
• State department flood-related update received
  The committee received and noted a verbal update from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
  Residents may be indirectly affected by future state policy, funding, or guidance changes on floodplain management.

Important topics

• Planning certificate flood notation
  The committee supported inclusion of required legal notation on 10.7 Planning Certificates for identified properties linked to the Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay flood study.
  This can affect property searches, disclosure of flood risk, and planning awareness for buyers and owners.
• Publication of flood study information
  The committee supported publishing the adopted Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay flood study report on Council’s website.
  Residents will have easier public access to local flood study findings once adopted by Council.

Resident impacts

• Property owners in Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay may have flood risk noted on 10.7 Planning Certificates.
• Flood study information for Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay is expected to become publicly available on Council’s website after Council adoption.
• Beverly Hills residents may see future flood mitigation proposals progress at Gloucester Road, Stoney Creek Road, and Morgan Street intersections.
• Community representation arrangements on the floodplain committee have been updated.

Places affected

• Blakehurst (suburb/ward area)
  Covered by the final draft overland flow flood study.
• Kogarah Bay (suburb/ward area)
  Covered by the final draft overland flow flood study.
• Beverly Hills (suburb)
  Location of feasibility study for flood risk mitigation options.
• Gloucester Road (road)
  Part of two intersections assessed for flood mitigation options in Beverly Hills.
• Stoney Creek Road (road)
  Part of the Gloucester Road–Stoney Creek Road intersection under study.
• Morgan Street (road)
  Part of the Morgan Street–Gloucester Road intersection under study.
• Dragon Room (facility)
  Meeting venue.

Next steps

• Council to consider receiving and adopting the final Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay overland flow flood study
  Future Council meeting
• General Manager to make minor corrections to the final flood study if required
  If Council adopts the study
• Required legal notation to be included on 10.7 Planning Certificates for identified properties
  Following Council adoption of the study
• Adopted flood study report to be published on Council’s website
  Following Council adoption of the study
• Preferred Beverly Hills flood mitigation options to undergo detailed cost-benefit assessment
  Next phase of the feasibility study

Extracted minutes text

MINUTES Floodplain Risk Management Committee Wednesday, 18 March 2026 2.00PM Dragon Room Georges River Council - Minutes of Floodplain Risk Management Committee Meeting - 18 March 2026 PRESENT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Councillor Christina Jamieson (Chairperson) Mr Hunter Pennacchio – Community Representative Mr Harry Phan – Community Representative – Online NON - VOTING MEMBERS Ms Angela Halcrow (DCCEEW, Senior Natural Resource Officer) Mr David Grasby (Waterways & Flooding Specialist - Sydney Water) – Online Mr Bryce Spelta (GRC, Director Assets and Infrastructure) Mr Sam Lindsay (GRC, Manager Asset and Traffic) Mr Paramanandarajah Seenithamby (GRC, Coordinator Asset Management) Mr Pulak Saha...