Monday 15 January 2024
Member for Wollondilly, Judy Hannan MP today has welcomed the announcement of funding for a detention basin at Bowral Golf Course.
“Recent heavy and extreme weather events have resulted in flooding all across Wollondilly and the Southern Highlands. I welcome the news of funding for Wingecarribee Council to complete this work and I ask that the Golf course users are consulted to ensure the holes are unaffected both during and after construction” said Judy Hannan MP.
“The proposed detention basin will be located inside Bowral Golf Course in Bowral. The objective of the project is to reduce flooding impacts downstream of the basin, mainly on Bevan Place, Moss Vale Road and Loftus Street” said Judy Hannan MP.
“Council scoping has suggested the proposed basin will reduce the flood damages by 58%. The project involves construction of 3 interconnected basins with outlet structures and open channels” said Judy Hannan MP.
The NSW Government will support 16 councils including Wingecarribee Shire Council to manage flood risk, with more than $20 million in grants to design and implement flood mitigation works under the NSW Flood Recovery and Resilience Grant Program. The Australian Government’s Emergency Response Fund has allocated $40 million to the NSW Government to manage flood risk after the catastrophic 2022 floods.Projects to be funded include roadworks to improve access during emergencies and evacuations, detention basin construction, the upgrade of drainage systems and voluntary house raising scoping studies.
Proposals to investigate and design flood prevention measures were also awarded funding. One council, Nambucca Valley, will receive funding for a voluntary house raising program.
The grants support the NSW Flood Prone Land Policy, which aims to reduce the impacts of flooding on communities. The policy can be found here: https://bit.ly/3Skjvn6
More information about the 20 funded projects can be found here: https://bit.ly/3SGpIeE
Quote attributable to Minister for Climate Change and the Environment Penny Sharpe:
“The impacts from the major flood events in February and March 2022 are still being felt and the NSW Labor Government knows it has been a very tough time for impacted communities.
“The lesson from these events is that preparedness is critical, which is why these grants will assist councils to design and implement flood mitigation works
“This funding will also build infrastructure that will help protect communities and allow other potential flood risk mitigation measures to be investigated and considered.
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