Politics & Council
28 April, 2024
Final report hope for local flood insight
LODDON communities have been left waiting for a Parliamentary inquiry to assess warnings and impacts of the 2022 October floods on local towns. Last week’s release of the Legislative Council environment and planning committee interim report was...
LODDON communities have been left waiting for a Parliamentary inquiry to assess warnings and impacts of the 2022 October floods on local towns.
Last week’s release of the Legislative Council environment and planning committee interim report was devoted to Rochester. Shepparton and Seymour.
Loddon Mayor Gavan Holt said: “We look forward to release of the final report later this year to see what the inquiry has to say about the floods that hit Newbridge and Bridgewater before impacting our northern towns.”
Bridgewater and Newbridge were first hit in the Octobert 14 floods following weeks of heavy rainfall.
The committee made six findings in its interim report. One said there was a pressing demand for comprehensive community support, including practical measures, and a critical necessity for increasing support mechanisms addressing emotional and mental impacts for an effective emergency response.
Northern Victoria Region MP Gaelle Broad said: “The report found the complex processes involved in accessing financial aid for flood recovery intensified the suffering of ... individuals, businesses, and communities.”