Among the flood-resilience strategies announced on Saturday, low-lying council facilities would be relocated or consolidated, while the city could host a Centre of Excellence for Flood Resilient Design and Construction.
Key points from BCC’s 51-point flood recovery action plan.Identify alternative locations and better ways to distribute sandbags.Replace the CityCat Beenung-urrungReview City Plan to make necessary changes to improve flood mapping, storage of hazardous goods and recognise landslide zones.by June 2024Final repairs to Kalinga Park playground in Clayfield and Taylor Bridge in Indooroopilly.Review type of materials used in electrical signals, public lighting and in pontoons.
“The [national early warning] system forces messages to people’s phones, which is a good thing, but unfortunately, we were seeing very long delays in people getting messages, which is not acceptable,” Schrinner said. The action plan covers many areas covered by de Jersey’s report but adds timelines for improvements to make the city more flood resilient.