Penrith City Council is preparing a flood study for the Rickabys Creek catchment and is calling on residents and business owners to share their flood experiences during the community consultation period from Thursday 8 June to Thursday 6 July, 2023.
The Rickabys Creek catchment includes the suburb of Londonderry and sections of Agnes Banks, Castlereagh, Cranebrook, Llandilo and Berkshire Park.
Council invites residents and business owners whose property is located within the study area and has experienced flooding, to share their local knowledge and personal experience.
The feedback received from the community will help Council to improve its understanding of flood behaviour, identify flooding ‘trouble spots’ and aid in the development of a computer flood model.
Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen said, “Council is committed to preparing floodplain management plans for areas most at risk of flooding within our region. Flood studies help us improve planning and management of the catchment areas and are vital to maintain the future growth of Penrith.”
“For all those residents and business owners located within the catchment areas, I encourage you to have your say and provide your valuable knowledge by filling out our survey,” Cr Hitchen said.
The study is being overseen by the Penrith Floodplain Risk Management Committee and receiving financial and technical support from the NSW Government under the Floodplain Management Program.
Visit the Your Say Penrith website (yoursaypenrith.com.au/RickabysCreekFS) and complete the survey for the Rickabys Creek Flood Study by 5pm, Thursday 6 July 2023.
For more information, visit: penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/services/other-services/floodplain-management
