Stage 1a consultation

STAGE 1A CONSULTATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED

HOW CAN YOU BE INVOLVED IN STAGE 1?

To inform stage one, Council is seeking the views and experiences of the Bathurst community in relation to flooding and past storm events.

Council will be holding information sessions to inform the community about the Flood Risk Management process as follows:

Council invites the Bathurst Community, particularly those located in or close to the Study Area, to complete the Bathurst Flood Study Update Questionnaire (available below) to share your experiences and views about flooding and past storm events.

Hard copy questionnaire forms are also available from Council’s Engineering Department.

You are also encouraged to share photos or links to videos of past storm events in the Bathurst region. Photos and videos can be shared with Council through any of the following means:

• Upload photographs or links to videos via the online Questionnaire (available below). Up to five (5) individual photographs can be uploaded below OR you can combine photographs into one Microsoft Word document and upload the file below.
• Email photos and videos directly to Council. Please email to council@bathurst.nsw.gov.au with your relevant contact details and property information.
• Post hardcopies of the photographs to Council. Please enclose your relevant contact details and property information and post any hardcopies to: Private Mail Bag 17, Bathurst NSW 2795.
• Submit hardcopies of the photographs to Council in person. Please submit any hardcopies to Council's Engineering Services desk on the Second Floor of the Civic Centre (158 Russell Street Bathurst NSW 2795).
• Submit electronic copies of the photographs and videos to Council (using a USB stick or CD) in person. Please submit any electronic copies to Council's Engineering Services desk on the Second Floor of the Civic Centre (158 Russell Street Bathurst NSW 2795).
• Contact Council's Engineering Department for any further assistance on 6333 6100.

Completed questionnaires/shared imagery must be submitted by Friday 16 August 2024.

RESIDENT/LANDOWNER SURVEY 2024

This survey will help us to determine the flooding issues that are important to you within the Study area. The information you provide will helps us:

• better understand the flooding problem in the local tributaries
• inform planning and development decisions in areas affected by flooding
• prepare for an informed Flood Risk Management Plan in the future

This survey has been provided using an indicative area near current flood extent, and receiving this survey does not carry implication that your property is, or will be, flood impacted.

WHY IS YOUR INPUT IMPORTANT?

Council’s consultants will use the photo and video evidence and stories collected from this first stage of community engagement to test the updated flood model and verify its accuracy.