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Council applied for two grants under the 2020-21 NSW Floodplain Management Program
Design and Construction of the Cessnock Urban Area Stage 1 Flood Warning System; and
Design and Construction of the Swamp-Fishery Creek Flood Warning System.
February 2021
Council advised that both applications were successful.
Resilience NSW and Commonwealth Government jointly funding both projects under their 2020-21 Natural Disaster Resilience Program’s Floodplain Management Grants Scheme, administered by DPIE.
September 2021
Aquamonix Pty Ltd engaged to design & construct flood warning infrastructure. They designed & constructed the Dungog Flash Flood Warning System as well as privately owned systems in the Cessnock LGA.
October 2021
Site Inspections, Briefing to the Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC), Preliminary Stakeholder Consultation.
November 2021
Technical Advisory Working Group established (SES, Department of Planning & Environment, Aquamonix, WMA Water & Council) to determine trigger alert levels based on refined flood modelling for proposed siren-based alert systems.
