We don’t have any figures on what the BCC is doing to address flooding in The Grove suburbs of Keperra Ferny Grove or Upper Kedron but city-wide it is a big program.
Stormwater draingage property purchases under the Voluntary Home Purchase Scheme maintenance and rehabilitation in local waterways and vegetation management programs to improve waterway capacity are undertaken.
We have spoken to a resident in the upper Cedar Creek region and Council helps her with erosion control on her property caused when Cedar Creek floods.
BCC takes the issue of flooding very seriously and has put in place strict standards that developers must follow ehen seeking to build in potentially flood-affected areas. Developers must demonstrate their project won’t increase flooding on the site or on neighbouring properties during severe weather. New developments must also meet Concil minimum floor level heights to protect future residents and to reduce the risk of property damage from flooding. A detailed flood study report will e needed to support a development application in flood-risk areas. The report must be prepared by a QLD registered professional engineer and will be reviewed by Council’s hydraulic engineers to ensure it complies with Council’s planning scheme. Gaining approval for development is flood corridors is carefuly controlled and difficult to achieve to ensure that flooding can be managed.