North Burnett Flood Resilience Projects

The Burnett Catchment Council’s Working Group (comprising Bundaberg Regional, North Burnett Regional, South Burnett Regional, Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire, and Gympie Regional Councils) is working to deliver the Flood Study.

The purpose of the Flood Study is to provide a better understanding of flood behaviour throughout the Burnett River catchment which, in the future, will be used to improve flood management and response, and provide up-to-date information for land-use and infrastructure planning.

The Flood Study will be carried out over the next two years and the community will be invited to share their knowledge and experiences related to floods in the North Burnett throughout the Flood Study project.

Your input is vital to the success of this project

The success of this project requires residents, organisations and agencies to share your experiences and local knowledge of flooding with us.  This includes documentation, records and anecdotal stories.

Scroll down the page to the “Your Involvement” section for further information and the different ways you can share information with the project team.  

North Burnett Regional Council received funding to develop Community Flood Action Plans for  Biggenden, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Monto, Mount Perry and Mundubbera (including the surrounding localities).

The Plans will increase flood awareness in the community by developing a trigger-based action plan the community can use before and during a flood event. These triggers will be based on local impacts and infrastructure important to each community.  The Plans will help the Local Disaster Management Group provide messaging and warnings about impacts which are important and relevant to the local community.

Preparation of the Plans will be carried out over the next 18 months and the community will be invited to share their knowledge and experiences related to floods to help inform the development of these Plans.

Your input is vital to the success of this project

The success of this project requires residents, organisations and agencies to share your experiences and local knowledge of flooding with us.  This includes documentation, records and anecdotal stories.

Scroll down the page to the “Your Involvement” section for further information and the different ways you can share information with the project team.  

Big Map exercises are a key community resilience activity. They play a pivotal role in identifying potential risks and hazards within a community and provide solutions to help build local resilience. The Big Map is a visual device (giant floor map) created by Disaster Relief Australia’s Geographic Information Systems GIS specialists. The Big Map exercise is an opportunity for a community to gather and work together to identify risks, share experiences, and discuss ways we as a community can better prepare ourselves for all hazard events that may occur in the future.

Big Map sessions will take place in Biggenden, Monto and Mundubbera and are being delivered by Disaster Relief Australia in partnership with Red Earth Community Foundation as part of the Disaster Resilient: Future Ready program. Residents from across the region are welcome to attend a Big Map Community session in Biggenden, Monto and Mundubbera.

Click here to register your attendance at a Big Map session near you. 

Council invites all community members to participate in our in-person engagement sessions to share your experiences and knowledge with the project teams.

* These sessions are being held in conjunction with the Big Map Exercises being hosted by Red Earth Community Foundation and Disaster Relief Australia.

Community Sessions are open to everyone within the North Burnett.

Click here to register your attendance at a Big Map session near you

• Complete the online survey by clicking here
• Download the PDF survey and submit your completed survey at a Customer Service and Library Centre or email admin@northburnett.qld.gov.au 
• Submit information or photos using the Burnett and Tributaries Catchment Flood Study Interactive Mapping Tool 

If you prefer to submit a written submission, a hard copy survey is available for collection from all North Burnett Customer Service and Library Centres.

Download the survey by clicking here

Completed surveys and supporting documents (photos, newspaper clippings etc) can be submitted at all North Burnett Customer Service and Library Centres or returned via email to admin@northburnett.qld.gov.au by Friday 25 October 2024.