Flood Risk Management Studies - Splitters Creek, Wandal & West Rockhampton
Rockhampton Regional Council is undertaking Flood Risk Management Studies for Splitters Creek, Wandal and West Rockhampton. These studies are about understanding and managing flood risks in the three catchments.
The Studies will help Council understand current and future flood behaviour which is fundamental to making decisions on how to best manage flood risks into the future.
The Studies are being completed in three phases:
Phase 1 Flood Modelling (COMPLETE)
This phase focused on building the most accurate understanding of the nature and extent of flooding in the catchment areas. Council invited the community to share information and experiences with flood events. Council thanks residents for sharing valuable information, it has helped inform the flood modelling and flood risk assessment.
Phase 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Options (WE ARE HERE)
Council is preparing a flood risk assessment to identify problem flooding areas and to assess potential flood management options. The flood risk assessment is presented on a series of maps and community are invited to provide feedback online or in-person. Council is also seeking feedback on potential management options.
How to give feedback
Feedback on the flood risk assessment and management options can be provided from Monday 7 July to Thursday 24 July 2025 by:
Attending one of the drop-in information sessions:
Tom Brady Park, Hinchliff Street Kawana, 1pm – 5pm, Wednesday 16 July 2025
Alf Kele Memorial Rotary Park (opposite the Southside Pool), 1pm – 5pm, Thursday 17 July 2025
Completing the short survey
Phase 3 Program (LATE 2025)
Council will select management options through a multi-criteria analysis. Council will bring these options into its stormwater management priority programme. The priority programme will then provide opportunity for seeking funding from all levels of government for their detailed assessment, design, and implementation.
Rockhampton Regional Council is undertaking Flood Risk Management Studies for Splitters Creek, Wandal and West Rockhampton. These studies are about understanding and managing flood risks in the three catchments.
The Studies will help Council understand current and future flood behaviour which is fundamental to making decisions on how to best manage flood risks into the future.
The Studies are being completed in three phases:
Phase 1 Flood Modelling (COMPLETE)
This phase focused on building the most accurate understanding of the nature and extent of flooding in the catchment areas. Council invited the community to share information and experiences with flood events. Council thanks residents for sharing valuable information, it has helped inform the flood modelling and flood risk assessment.
Phase 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Options (WE ARE HERE)
Council is preparing a flood risk assessment to identify problem flooding areas and to assess potential flood management options. The flood risk assessment is presented on a series of maps and community are invited to provide feedback online or in-person. Council is also seeking feedback on potential management options.
How to give feedback
Feedback on the flood risk assessment and management options can be provided from Monday 7 July to Thursday 24 July 2025 by:
Attending one of the drop-in information sessions:
Tom Brady Park, Hinchliff Street Kawana, 1pm – 5pm, Wednesday 16 July 2025
Alf Kele Memorial Rotary Park (opposite the Southside Pool), 1pm – 5pm, Thursday 17 July 2025
Completing the short survey
Phase 3 Program (LATE 2025)
Council will select management options through a multi-criteria analysis. Council will bring these options into its stormwater management priority programme. The priority programme will then provide opportunity for seeking funding from all levels of government for their detailed assessment, design, and implementation.
To build the most accurate understanding of the nature and extent of flooding in the area, we are asking the community to provide information and their experiences with flood events and management of flood risks. Have you experienced flooding at your home in the past? Do you have information or even photos to share with our team? Your input will help Council complete the Studies.
Information we are looking for includes:
Flood marks
Photos
Videos
Newspaper clippings
Observations such as timing, depth, extent
Feedback on flood management.
It can be as simple as “in the 2017 flood, the water came up to my back steps”.
Please complete the survey if you would like to share information and experiences of flooding at your residential and / or business property.
Your individual feedback is private. The details you provide in this survey are not visible to the public or others completing the survey. General comments, not publicly attributed to specific people, may be included in the community consultation report for transparency and community understanding. The information provided in this survey will be used by Rockhampton Regional Council and its contractor (AECOM Australia Pty Ltd (AECOM)) for the purposes of the Studies. In collecting and dealing with personal information, AECOM is subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act), the Australian Privacy Principles and any applicable State or Territory privacy laws.
Council is seeking feedback from the community on the flood risk assessment and management measures that are being considered.
The flood risk assessment is presented on a series of maps and can be viewed and downloaded at the links below:
Splitters Creek flood risk assessment
Wandal & West Rockhampton flood risk assessment.
The flood risk assessment identified areas where management options could be applied. Some of the management options Council may consider include:
Channel widening
Culvert or underground drainage network upgrades
Provision or upgrade of swales or basins
Creek vegetation management
Resilient buildings and planning.
Council would also like to understand what management options are important to the community.
Please complete the survey if you would like to provide feedback on the flood risk assessment and management measures.
Feedback can also be provided in person at one of the drop-in sessions:
Tom Brady Park, Hinchliff Street, Kawana, 1pm – 5pm, Wednesday 16 July 2025
Alf Kele Memorial Rotary Park (opposite the pool), 1pm – 5pm, Thursday 17 July 2025
Your individual feedback is private. The details you provide in this survey are not visible to the public or others completing the survey. General comments, not publicly attributed to specific people, may be included in the community consultation report for transparency and community understanding. The information provided in this survey will be used by Rockhampton Regional Council and its contractor (AECOM Australia Pty Ltd (AECOM)) for the purposes of the Studies. In collecting and dealing with personal information, AECOM is subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act), the Australian Privacy Principles and any applicable State or Territory privacy laws.
