What’s happening now?

We’re progressing an extensive global tender process to engage a specialist to deliver a detailed flood mitigation study. This study will assess mitigation solutions for the Maribyrnong River catchment, which prioritise the safety and resilience of your community and reduce flood risk.

This study will ensure:

  1. Comprehensive and site-specific mitigation solutions for the Maribyrnong River catchment
  2. Best practice economic, environmental, social, cultural and cost analysis of potential solutions

Mitigation solutions could include a range of options, such as:

  • infrastructure, such as levees, retarding basins and/or improved drainage
  • water management strategies and projects
  • flood resilient building and design features.

We anticipate this study will take up to 18 months to complete. This timeframe will be confirmed once the specialist is selected.

Our commitment to you

As part of the mitigation study process, we are committed to:

  • ongoing, transparent and comprehensive community engagement
  • providing timely project information where community members can access it
  • translating all engagement information and communications for the diverse community who call the Maribyrnong River catchment home
  • delivering a range of tailored support, including 1:1 information sessions, in formats and locations that suit you
  • transparent outcomes and decision-making.

Upcoming milestones

In December 2024, we will release a range of additional information on the Maribyrnong River catchment flood mitigation study, including:

  • project timelines for the key stages of the mitigation study process
  • how the community can get involved at each project stage
  • how community inputs will inform decision-making.

This information will be provided to local residents directly, as well as publicised via media, social media, and this webpage. More than 70 residents have already registered to receive updates and we encourage all interested residents to register below.

Community engagement begins in February 2025, and will continue throughout each of the mitigation study stages.

It will include information sessions held at accessible locations throughout the Maribyrnong River catchment.

Preferred options will undergo detailed community assessment to make sure the mitigation works meet community expectations.

What’s happened so far

Work on the mitigation study began last year, with a desktop review of past flood mitigation studies:

We heard that you want to see

  • more transparency on the process
  • more communication on next steps
  • more opportunities for community to get involved in decision-making.

How to get involved

We know the community want to have a say on the options. In the coming months, we’ll seek your input on this work. We’ll keep you updated and give you chances to participate in the study.

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