Flooding has the potential to cause significant damage to property and risk to life.

Accurately identifying and mapping flood risk is critical in aiding emergency management authorities and the community in planning for the impact of possible large flood events. It also helps Council and other planning authorities to make land use and development decisions that appropriately consider flood risks.

This landing page will be updated over time with various projects endeavouring to improve flood planning across different towns in the Macedon Ranges, in collaboration with relevant water authorities.

Flood planning projects

Below are a number of separate flood planning projects relevant to towns across the shire:

  • Kyneton, Carlsruhe, Lauriston, Malmsbury & Tylden

    North Central Catchment Management Authority (NCCMA), the authority responsible for determining flood risk for the northern region of the shire, has recently revised and updated its flood risk mapping for the areas of Kyneton, Carlsruhe, Malmsbury, Lauriston and Tylden.

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  • Melbourne Water Flood Study

    This flood mapping project with Melbourne Water will provide fit-for-purpose flood maps indicating the location, extent, depth and velocity of flooding under current and climate change conditions.

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