Environment and Sustainability Committee - 11 Aug 2026 10 minutes after the conclusion of the Economic and Cultural Development Committee or such later time as determined by the preceding committee

Topics

• Flood awareness guides finalised for seven high-risk locations
  Council has finalised seven Community Flood Awareness Guides after assessing flood risk, community vulnerability and damage from the 2022 flood event.
  The guides are designed to help residents prepare for and respond to future flooding, but the locations are not named in the extracted minutes.

Decisions

• Capital delivery report received
  The committee received and noted the Environment and Sustainability Department’s report on its capital delivery program for the 2025–2026 financial year.
  The report records the department’s delivery performance, although the extracted minutes do not provide project-by-project results or spending details.
• Community flood awareness guides project received
  The committee received and noted the finalisation of the Community-based Flood Emergency Action Plans project. Guides were developed for seven locations identified as high-risk using hydrological risk, community vulnerability and structural damage from the 2022 flood event.
  Residents in the seven identified high-risk locations are intended to have clearer information to prepare for and respond to future floods.

Discussion

• Community flood preparedness
  The Community Flood Awareness Guides project was reported as finalised, with seven guides developed for high-risk locations.
  The guides are intended to improve residents’ understanding of local flood risk and support household preparation and response.
• Environment and Sustainability capital program performance
  The committee received and noted the department’s capital delivery report for FY2025–2026.
  The extracted material does not specify individual projects, expenditure or service changes, so the direct local impact cannot be assessed from these minutes.

Impacts

• Residents in seven high-risk, unnamed locations may receive or use Community Flood Awareness Guides developed following the 2022 flood event.
• The guides are intended to help community members understand flood risk and prepare for and respond to flood events.
• No specific capital projects, funding amounts or service changes were detailed in the extracted meeting text.

Next

• Use or distribute the seven Community Flood Awareness Guides for the identified high-risk locations.
  Timing is not specified in the extracted minutes.
• Refer the meeting record to the Council Ordinary Meeting for amendment.
  27 August 2026

Extract

11 AUGUST 2026 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE NO. 2026(06)] of 3 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE NO. 2026(06) 11 AUGUST 2026 REPORT COUNCILLORS’ ATTENDANCE: Councillor Jim Madden (Chairperson); Councillors Andrew Antoniolli, Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic, Jacob Madsen and Pye Augustine, David Martin (Observer) ***COUNCILLOR’S APOLOGIES: Councillor Marnie Doyle OFFICERS’ ATTENDANCE: Chief Executive Officer (Sonia Cooper), General Manager Environment and Sustainability (Kaye Cavanagh), General Manager Corporate Services (Matt Smith), Manager Natural Environment (Phil A Smith), Disaster and Natural Hazards Manager (Matthew Pinder), Disaster Management Support Officer (Sarah Smit...