Feasibility Study of Flood Risk Mitigation Options at Gloucester Road–Stoney Creek Road and Morgan Street–Gloucester Road intersections council records

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Issue Community services and facilities Issue Roads, traffic and parking Issue Planning, development and housing Issue Budget, rates and governance Issue Waste, water and environment Issue Funding and grants Area Stoney Creek Road Area Beverly Hills

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Study assessing mitigation options for flooding in Beverly Hills.
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.
This may lead to future drainage or road improvement works in Beverly Hills to reduce flood risk at known problem intersections.
This affects how the committee operates and how community input is represented in floodplain risk management discussions.
Residents may be indirectly affected by future state policy, funding, or guidance changes on floodplain management.
This can affect property searches, disclosure of flood risk, and planning awareness for buyers and owners.

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Georges River Council · 18 March 2026

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.

Georges River Council · 18 March 2026

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.

Georges River Council · 18 March 2026

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.

Georges River Council · 18 March 2026

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.

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.

Georges River Council · 18 March 2026

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.

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Georges River Council · 18 March 2026

Floodplain Risk Management Committee - 18 Mar 2026

The committee noted key flood study and flood mitigation updates, supported adoption steps for the Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay overland flow flood study, and noted updated committee terms and community representative appointments.