Floodplain Management Advisory Committee

The Floodplain Management Committee is appointed to advise Council on the development and implementation of floodplain risk management plans for various catchments within the Tweed Shire.

Committee's objectives

• To provide a forum for the discussion of technical, social, economic, environmental, and cultural issues associated with floodplain management.
• To distil possibly differing viewpoints into floodplain management plans.

In fulfilling the above objectives the following shall be considered:

• existing flood risk – flood damages, emergency response capability
• future flood risk – development, climate change impacts
• flood mitigation measures – structural measures, property modification, development controls
• community awareness – formulate and implement measures to raise awareness of flooding in the community by education programs and distribution of information
• Floodplain Development Manual.

Terms of reference(PDF, 46KB)

Committee

Meetings

Meetings will be arranged as required, to coincide with milestones for flood and risk management studies, or as other flood matters within the scope of considerations arise. Meetings are generally infrequent.

Posted minutes are subject to confirmation and any recommendations contained therein are subject to Council endorsement