Flood Warning Systems - Swamp-Fishery Creek & Cessnock Urban Area

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Picture of proposed flood warning system that has been installed in the Dungog area

Cessnock City Council won grant funding to install Flood Warning Systems for Swamp-Fishery Creek and the Cessnock Urban Area. This is a space for information and discussion around the project.

Overview of Project

Council was recently successful in receiving grant funding from the Department of Planning & Environment (DPE) to install flood warning system infrastructure within the Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA).

Flash flood siren alerting systems are proposed to be installed at four locations including:

  • Elizabeth St , Abermain
  • Thomas Fell Park, Weston
  • Mount View Park, Cessnock
  • Short Street, Cessnock

Additional flood warning infrastructure including water level gauges to monitor creek levels in concrete stormwater channels and an automated rainfall gauge at Kearsley are also proposed to be installed.

Council will own the infrastructure and facilitate maintenance arrangements. Council and SES will be notified of any alarms and will have remote access to operate the flood warning systems.

Overall Project Purpose

The purpose of the proposed flood warning infrastructure is to protect life and property by alerting residents that live near high risk flash flood locations of rising creek levels, and to inform Council and emergency service organisations prior to, and during flood events.

Community Information Sessions

There are scheduled Community Information Sessions to find out more information, raise concerns and ask questions to the project team. If you would like to attend the sessions, please RSVP here.


Cessnock CBD

Monday 5th September 2022

4pm - 7pm Cessnock Civic Indoor Sports Centre

105 Mt View Road

Cessnock 2325


Weston/Abermain

Tuesday 6th September 2022

4pm - 7pm - Weston Civic Centre

Unit 28/30 Second St

Weston NSW 2326


Image of Flood Warning System courtesy of Aquamonix



Cessnock City Council won grant funding to install Flood Warning Systems for Swamp-Fishery Creek and the Cessnock Urban Area. This is a space for information and discussion around the project.

Overview of Project

Council was recently successful in receiving grant funding from the Department of Planning & Environment (DPE) to install flood warning system infrastructure within the Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA).

Flash flood siren alerting systems are proposed to be installed at four locations including:

  • Elizabeth St , Abermain
  • Thomas Fell Park, Weston
  • Mount View Park, Cessnock
  • Short Street, Cessnock

Additional flood warning infrastructure including water level gauges to monitor creek levels in concrete stormwater channels and an automated rainfall gauge at Kearsley are also proposed to be installed.

Council will own the infrastructure and facilitate maintenance arrangements. Council and SES will be notified of any alarms and will have remote access to operate the flood warning systems.

Overall Project Purpose

The purpose of the proposed flood warning infrastructure is to protect life and property by alerting residents that live near high risk flash flood locations of rising creek levels, and to inform Council and emergency service organisations prior to, and during flood events.

Community Information Sessions

There are scheduled Community Information Sessions to find out more information, raise concerns and ask questions to the project team. If you would like to attend the sessions, please RSVP here.


Cessnock CBD

Monday 5th September 2022

4pm - 7pm Cessnock Civic Indoor Sports Centre

105 Mt View Road

Cessnock 2325


Weston/Abermain

Tuesday 6th September 2022

4pm - 7pm - Weston Civic Centre

Unit 28/30 Second St

Weston NSW 2326


Image of Flood Warning System courtesy of Aquamonix