Local places
Flemington Racecourse floodwall in doubt after report finds future floods will be bigger
The Westsider has put together a primer of key findings and recommendations from the State parliament's final report into the flooding and it's impact on communities along the Maribyrnong.
Local places
Could the wall come tumbling down? Fate of Melbourne Cup racetrack flood wall uncertain
A parliamentary inquiry into the 2022 floods found the flood wall around the Flemington Racecourse raised water levels in the Maribyrnong river and slowed the passage of the flood's peak.
Local places
Report finds SES west’s flood heroes are under resourced and underfunded
The state government has been called to urgently support the SES, who are responding to more and larger emergencies while lacking volunteers and resources.
Local places
Flood warning service updates for Maribyrnong ‘underway’
The EPC report found residents along the Maribyrnong did not receive enough warning when the area was in danger of flooding.
Local places
Government to give future floodplain advice
Two recently released reports found that currently floodplain modelling needs updating.
Local places
Rivervue planning decision in Ombudsman’s sites after govt report
Government planning decisions leading to the go-ahead for Rivervue Retirement Village lacked transparency, a report into 2022’s Maribyrnong River floods has found.
Local places
Up on stumps: raising and retrofitting for flooded homes, but no buybacks
Rather than buying back properties flooded along the Maribyrnong River in 2022, the EPC report recommends a resilient house scheme that would retrofit affected properties to avoid future risk.
Environment
Toxic factories in Melbourne’s west:“Out of sight, out of mind. Until they blow up!”
Community groups in Melbourne’s west are calling for accountability and preventative action in the wake of an increasing number of toxic factory fires.
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