Levee banks project

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We've seen many homes in the shire flooded by recent major rain events. In particular, Campbells Creek, Chewton and Castlemaine are all vulnerable, as we saw in 2022.

Following flooding in 2010, 2011 and 2012 a Flood Management Plan for the area was developed. The plan aims to reduce the impact of flooding.

Recommendations include:
  • Carry out infrastructure activities – build six levee banks and undertake waterway improvements
  • Develop a strategic plan for urban waterways
  • Review flood warning systems
  • Amend the planning scheme to adopt flood model mapping.
Following community consultation, we adopted the plan in 2015. Council has been in the development stage of this project as of 2022.

 

Project update

July 2026

Council has sought further funding to enable project to progress to completion. Council expects to receive notification of the outcome in October 2026.

August 2026

A Project Update letter to concerned residents adjoining the levees was sent by mail and email.

The letter mentioned: Upstream Storage Basin Modelling, Project Funding, Waterway & Levee Investigations, and Next Steps.

Council will be briefed on the Levee Bank Project in October.

       

Project details

This project focusses on infrastructure-related recommendations: levee banks and waterway improvements. These will protect nearby homes, businesses, roads and footpaths.

The project includes:
  • 100 m earthen and concrete levee at Central Cabins and Van Park in Castlemaine
  • 430 m earthen and concrete levee at Elizabeth Street in Castlemaine
  • 580 m earthen and concrete levee at Campbells Creek township
  • 50 m earthen levee at National School Lane in Campbells Creek
  • Waterway improvements downstream of Alexandra Bridge in Campbells Creek
Expert engineering practice GHD identified the best locations for the levees and waterway activities. Council then consulted the community on preliminary designs for the levee improvement activities.
 

There was no community support for the two recommended levees along Gingell Street, Castlemaine. There is currently no timeline for those levees.

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