The Metro Tunnel in Kensington is protected by a flood wall large enough to withstand a one-in-1000-year deluge. It’s just one of the projects built on flood-prone land along the Maribyrnong River.
Victorian Water Minister Harriet Shing says development on floodplains is a key area of inquiry over the record-breaking flood in Maribyrnong,despite the water authority ruling out a planning review.
Since 1974,the Maribyrnong community has fought for action to protect their homes. Nothing happened – save for one large wall to protect Flemington racecourse.
The Victorian premier has shrugged off calls from the Greens and the Coalition for a parliamentary probe into the Maribyrnong River flood.
The head of the Maribyrnong River flood inquiry has quit after The Age revealed his previous role in supporting planning changes that led to development near the river.
The expert appointed to run an inquiry into October’s Maribyrnong River flood is facing calls to resign over his role in supporting planning changes that led to a riverside development’s expansion.
Melbourne Water’s new alert system was supposed to give early warning of impending danger but did not give Melburnians much chance to escape a disastrous flood.
The Greens hope to establish a parliamentary inquiry into the October 14 flood after residents and former senior Melbourne Water staff raised concerns the water authority’s review was too limited.
Melbourne Water’s review of devastating floods in the city’s west in October will deliberately exclude analysis of early emergency warning systems,flood planning and potential new policies.
Residents who opposed the harbour’s redevelopment say the proposed sale shows the public-private partnership,devised almost two decades ago,was a terrible idea.
Waiting times for cases to be heard at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal have stretched out for months and,in the worst cases,years.