planning · Liverpool City Council
Cabramatta Creek flood maps opened for 28-day public exhibition
Liverpool councillors have sent the draft Cabramatta Creek Overland Flow Path Study and flood maps out for public exhibition for at least 28 days, with a further report to come back after feedback is received.
Residents and property owners in the Cabramatta Creek catchment will get 28 days to review draft flood mapping after Liverpool City Council endorsed the Cabramatta Creek Overland Flow Path Study and associated flood maps for public exhibition.
The draft study covers the Cabramatta Creek Overland Flow Path catchment and was approved for a minimum 28-day exhibition period. Council will receive a further report after that period with details of the feedback received and a request to adopt the study and flood maps.
The maps matter to households and landholders across Liverpool because council said they relate to flood risk, property planning and drainage outcomes. The affected places identified in the papers include Liverpool, Hoxton Park Road in Liverpool, Hoxton Park, Carnes Hill, Austral, Bradfield and Miller.
The flood study item was carried unanimously. Councillors backed the draft study and associated flood maps, then asked for the matter to return after exhibition.
The flood mapping was one of several planning matters before council, alongside a site-specific development control plan for land at 93-145 Hoxton Park Road, 49 and 51 Maryvale Avenue, 260 Memorial Avenue and 20 and 48 Dale Avenue in Liverpool. Mayor Ned Mannoun left for that item because of a pecuniary significant interest and later returned to the chamber for the flood study.
The Hoxton Park Road development control plan was endorsed separately and the Chief Executive Officer was given authority to make minor, administrative or typographical amendments. Council also stated its formal position that access in and out of the site is from Hoxton Park Road, with that position to be conveyed in any future development application for the site.
For residents near the creek, the exhibition period is the chance to see how council has mapped overland flow before the study returns for final consideration. The area now waits on the feedback report before any adoption step is taken.
The catchment spans parts of Liverpool, Hoxton Park, Carnes Hill, Austral, Bradfield and Miller, putting flood planning front and centre for those suburbs and surrounding streets.
Reference minutes
Liverpool City Council decided the matter at its Council - 17 Jun 2026 meeting on 17 Jun 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Liverpool City Council backed the draft Cabramatta Creek Overland Flow Path Study and associated flood maps for public exhibition.
- The exhibition period must run for a minimum of 28 days.
- A further report will return to council after exhibition with feedback and a request to adopt the study and maps.
- The catchment named in the decision is Cabramatta Creek Overland Flow Path catchment.
- Council said the mapping is relevant to flooding risk, property planning and drainage outcomes.
- The motion was carried unanimously.
Why it matters
- The exhibition gives affected residents and landowners in the Cabramatta Creek catchment time to review draft flood mapping before council considers whether to adopt it. The study is relevant to flood risk, property planning and drainage outcomes across parts of Liverpool, Hoxton Park, Carnes Hill, Austral, Bradfield and Miller.