New flood mapping and analysis has been released today to support the roll out of the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation’s (NRRC) Resilient Homes Program.
NRRC Chief Executive David Witherdin said the new mapping will inform the Commonwealth and State Government’s co-funded $700 million program and be used to prioritise home buybacks, raisings and retrofits.
“The NRRC has worked with flood experts on the flood mapping using the most up-to-date data from councils, NSW SES and other sources,” Mr Witherdin said.
“This is now the region’s most comprehensive flood mapping and analysis available – showing the relative risk to life for each neighbourhood and the order in which further home buyback, raising and retrofit offers will be prioritised.
“We acknowledge the devasting effects the 2022 floods had, and continue to have, on the community, while hoping to provide greater certainty to the people of the Northern Rivers with the largest program of its kind in Australia,” he said.
The new flood mapping and analysis indicates specific areas across the Northern Rivers which pose the greatest risk to life in most floods and therefore will be the first priority for buybacks.
The NRRC’s method for determining the location of prioritised homes includes where the risk to life is greatest under most flood scenarios and are likely to be inundated by high and fast floodwaters.
Homes being prioritised under the Resilient Homes Program present the greatest risk to life to both residents and emergency response agencies sent to rescue them.
The NRRC is in the process of contacting homeowners registered for the Resilient Homes Program and remains on track to inform all homeowners of their prioritisation by mid-year.
The NRRC will continue to support homeowners and communities across the Northern Rivers including:
- A 24-hour contact centre (available until further notice)
- Case managers
- Homeowner pop-up offices in Lismore’s CBD, Mullumbimby, Murwillumbah and Ballina offering a mix of drop-in and by appointment sessions
- Support available through Recovery Support Service networks and providers.
If a homeowner is unsatisfied with the NRRC’s assessment or decision under the Resilient Homes Program, an appeals process is available.
The new Flood Hazard Maps are available here: https://www.nsw.gov.au/regional-nsw/northern-rivers-reconstruction-corporation/resilient-homes-fund/flood-hazard-information
For more information about the Resilient Homes Program, visit the NRRC’s website here:
https://www.nsw.gov.au/regional-nsw/northern-rivers-reconstruction-corporation/resilient-homes-fund/resilient-homes-program
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