The Burketown Flood Risk Management Study was completed in April 2020. Completion of this study allowed Council to review current flood risk management measures and to complete updated flood modelling for Burketown and surrounds.
This updated flood modelling will help to guide future planning and development in and around Burketown. This is of particular interest for any new developments to the south and to the west of Burketown. For example, section 6 of the Study:
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Identifies suitable building envelopes in flood-affected areas; and
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Provides guidance on suitable building and development controls to be implemented to manage and mitigate flood risks in flood-affected areas.
Accordingly, this Study is complementary to the Burke Shire Planning Scheme and will help to satisfy one of the performance outcomes for any new development:
Performance Outcome
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Acceptable Outcome
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Development directly, indirectly and cumulatively avoids any increase in water flow velocity or flood level and does not increase the potential for flood damage either on-site or on other properties.
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Where development is located within an area identified as flood hazard on the flood hazard maps (as identified in Schedule 2 –Flood mapping):
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Funding arrangements
This project was co-funded by Burke Shire Council and the Queensland Reconstruction Authority through the Disaster Resilience Fund. Council thanks the QRA for their support of this very important initiative.
