Our flood mitigation study will identify the most feasible solutions for riverine flood hazards. These must prioritise the safety and resilience of the catchment’s communities, and have the greatest impact on reducing the flood risk –both current and predicted in the year 2100 and beyond.

To decide which options may progress, these factors will be balanced with a range of important considerations:

• applicability and scalability of options across Melbourne
• environmental impacts
• impacts on Traditional Owner values
• community appetite for other possible impacts, such as amenity
• cost relative to impact.

Mitigation measures cannot be progressed in isolation for just one area, as adverse impacts on other areas neighbouring or upstream will also need to be considered, within a total catchment context.

Community input

We know the community will want to have a say in the options. Over the coming months we’ll seek your input into this work, and ensure you’re kept updated and given opportunities to participate throughout the study.

We encourage you to register your interest in the mitigation study below.