Association represented on flood committee

Peninsula Residents Association secretary Ms Sheelagh Noonan has been invited to be a temporary member of Gosford Council's Flood Risk Management Committee (FRMC) for the duration of the Woy Woy Peninsula flood study.

A report from council stated that it had received four applications to become temporary members of the FRMC for the duration of the Woy Woy Peninsula flood study as a community representative.

According to the Floodplain Development Manual 2005, community representatives should, amongst other criteria, "form a link between the committee and the local population in the flood prone area".

The report stated that only Ms Noonan "satisfies the community selection criteria".

It stated that data collection and a flood study brief were 90 per cent complete but stated that council was waiting on a LiDAR survey "which should be complete within the next three months".

Gosford Council has invited Empire Bay and District Progress Association members Ms Shirley Crocker and Mr M Pacey to become temporary members of its flood risk management committee for the duration of the Empire Bay Catchment flood study.

The committee stated that a notice inviting public participation was advertised on March 7.

Two applications to become temporary members of the FRMC for the duration of the Empire Bay Catchment flood study were received, with both applicants meeting the criteria to become a member of the committee.

The report stated that a draft technical brief for the Empire Bay Catchment Flood Study had been approved by the Department of Natural Resources and expressions of interest would be "advertised shortly".

Council agenda FM.06, FM.011, 1 May 2007