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20 April, 2023
Have your say in the Victorian flood enquiry
Residents are being reminded to have their say in the Victorian 2022 flood enquiry, extended from now until June 5. Rural Councils Victoria is urging individuals, community groups, businesses and councils across the state to make submissions to the...
Residents are being reminded to have their say in the Victorian 2022 flood enquiry, extended from now until June 5.
Rural Councils Victoria is urging individuals, community groups, businesses and councils across the state to make submissions to the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into the 2022 flood disaster.
The floods affected many parts of the start, including the Central Goldfields Shire and surrounds, with major roads closed and damaged, towns cut off, Carisbrook evacuated, and homes flooded.
As part of the enquiry, the Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee is investigating how prepared the state was, and how the flood was handled.
Rural Councils Victoria deputy chair Laura Binks said RCV will prepare a submission to reflect the issues encountered by member council’s communities, and to urge mitigation and betterment measures are prioritised by government.
“It is imperative that the inquiry gets a detailed picture from people and organisations across the state of what happened so that the same mistakes are not made again in the future,” she said.
“The inquiry needs to especially hear from rural Victorians, whose voices can get drowned out.
“Submissions by individuals, community groups and councils to the inquiry will not be a waste of time.
“Your submission doesn’t have to be long and detailed or take forever to complete.
“Simply share your experience and tell the inquiry what you think needs to be done to help ensure future natural disasters don’t have such a negative impact on individuals, families and communities.”
Member for Ripon Martha Haylett encouraged communities like Dunolly and Carisbrook to make a submission.
“I know that for many impacted residents and groups, the clean up is ongoing and the toll of this disaster goes well beyond the physical damage to properties and homes,” she said.
“The flood response and recovery is different community-to-community. It is critical that the inquiry hears from everyone — from Newbridge to Skipton, Avoca to Carisbrook, Bridgewater to Dunolly.”
To make a submission visit https://new.parliament.vic.gov.au/news/environment/floodsubmissions