Reminder – Have your say on flood issues

29 March 2022

Have your say on flood issues at Council’s Disaster and Emergency Committee Meeting at 6:30pm on Thursday, 31 March 2022 at the Hawkesbury City Council Chambers, 366 George Street, Windsor or via audio visual link. You can also have your say at www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au/ccn/survey_tools/dec-feedback

Council wants to hear directly from the Hawkesbury community, including flood affected residents, businesses, Chambers of Commerce, relevant industry bodies and owners or managers of infrastructure about their experiences associated with the recent March 2022 flood event.

The committee meeting is open to the public for in person or audio visual webinar attendance.

People may attend in person without registering however it is highly advisable to register, which also allows people to register in advance as a speaker. To attend by webinar, you must register by no later than three hours before the meeting starts. You can speak in person or via audio visual link (webinar). Registered speakers will be able to speak (five minutes each) before anyone else who chooses to speak on the night.

To participate in the meeting on Thursday, 31 March 2022 via audio-visual link or in person, register at https://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/your-council/committees-and-organisations/address-a-committee-meeting2/address-the-disaster-and-emergency-committee-meeting

An application form is also available by contacting the Manager Corporate Services and Governance on 4560 4426.

Alternatively, registered speakers can send a written submission to Council which will be read during the meeting for up to five minutes. Written submissions must be sent to council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au at least three hours prior to the commencement of the meeting.

In addition to seeking input from the Hawkesbury community through the Disaster and Emergency Committee Meeting, Council is planning a series of further opportunities for input into experiences relating to flooding, including:

• Pin Drop Flood Data Capture (the ability to provide flood observations and upload photos taken during the recent flood directly on a map) in conjunction with Infrastructure NSW (further details to be provided at a later date)
• Further detailed survey of Macdonald and Colo River residents associated with the preparation of a Flood Study and Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan being undertaken by Council (further details to be provided at a later date).