In this series of articles,The Age delves into the failings surrounding the Maribyrnong River October 2022 flood and Melbourne Water inquiry.
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The wall raised water levels for at least 240 homes in Maribyrnong during 2022’s downpour,including some homes that likely would have avoided inundation if it had not been built.
A report into last year’s Maribyrnong River floods says a dam proposed for many years in Keilor should be abandoned,as residents warn doing nothing leaves them exposed.
Property buybacks could also be needed in flood-prone areas along the Maribyrnong River,but the jury is still out on the Flemington flood wall.
With the anniversary of last October’s Maribyrnong flood approaching,residents are ratcheting up pressure on authorities to better prepare for the next deluge.
The removal of flood rules around a section of the Maribyrnong River that discouraged building on the land allowed waters to hit the Avondale Heights retirement village.
Residents at a retirement village in the centre of a political storm are calling for the government to step in to block the new development plans.
The emails also show the state government has been involved with Melbourne Water’s response from behind the scenes,despite repeatedly insisting the flood inquiry is independent.
Elderly residents left homeless by the Maribyrnong River flood have learnt for the first time that a controversial planning change was originally meant to be dramatically stricter.
Decades-old flood modelling will be upgraded after Melbourne Water failed to predict a major deluge,while Victoria Racing Club’s submission about the Flemington Racecourse flood wall is invoking disappointment.
Frustrated Victorian business owners hit by last October’s devastating floods are still without financial support announced more than five months ago by the premier and prime minister.
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.
The new review of the October 2022 floods will now encompass government decisions as well as rivers across the state,not just the Maribyrnong.
After being rattled by weeks of rumours,residents found a letter under the doors of their rooms on Wednesday advising that they would need to leave the centre “as soon as possible”.
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 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.
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.
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.