River levels have exceeded the flood height reached in the March 2022 flood event (15.92 metres). While flood-hit areas continue to mop up, some coastal communities will be assessing the erosion damage after days of hazardous surf along the entire NSW coast. Wed descend like locusts in a large group and test the patience of the manager. Its NOT a charity all is ragged for re-selling commercially.feel free to inbox me Councillor Nathan Zamprogno I have some good information for you. You were right when you said the community will judge this decision accordingly. Four Councillors recused themselves with professed conflicts of interest, including the Mayor. After closing due to the flood emergency on Wednesday . Thats what happened in 1998, when an East Coast Low delivered enough rainfall to the large Warragamba Catchment to take Warragamba Dam from 56 percent full to spilling in around two weeks. "Such was the stuff Dorothy and her kin were made of. I want all those residents to make sure they do evacuate from that area.. As of Friday morning, flows were down to a rate of 128GL/day. In New South Wales there were several warnings issues for severe weather on Sunday, including parts of the Sydney metropolitan region, the south coast, Illawarra, and parts of the tablelands. Recent research points to a cycle of flood-dominated and drought-dominated periods across the region. "It's the unpredictable," Ms Micallef said. Since then there have also been at least 1593 requests for assistance. Chance (or likelihood)Floods are often described in terms of the chance that floods of a certain size might occur. Another Brisbane resident told the World Socialist Web Site: The government has not done anything to avoid this happening again. So sad to hear about Miss Phipps passing. 2023 Councillor Nathan Zamprogno. I also cant understand how our Mayor who argues she is not a close associate of a developer for the OLG but last night used her association with a developer to recuse herself. The rainfall was expected to temporarily ease before concentrating over the south coast in the evening and on Monday. The Nepean River at Penrith may reach the minor flood level (3.90 m) Thursday afternoon. More to come on Monday and Tuesday. Major flooding due to the extreme weather continues around greater Sydney. Any more and Sydneys drinking water would be imperilled. A flood-dominated period is likely to follow this drier cycle. Eighty-three of these were since 9pm on Sunday. I will miss her terribly. Hawkesbury-Nepean River March 2021 Flood Review. Can you please hurry up and re zone stage 2 at vineyard please we need to move on with our lives and collect the cash . On Sunday, as it began to rain, the dam was spilling at a rate of 510 gigalitres a day - or the equivalent of one Sydney Harbour per day - into already flooded rivers. If the council could offer more than 1 free kerbside collection a year maybe people would be less inclined to dump their rubbish. "These dams were not created as mitigation dams to start with," she said. We appreciate freak events cant be helped but weve been here before and expect better.. For the latest warnings and evacuation orders, visit the SES website . hawkesbury-river-flooding-extends-into-second-week/100891586 . There was also the possibility of thunderstorms, the bureau said. All you can eat was $7. . All my output on this website about flooding, My Facebook page, where I regularly post updates during times of flood, as well as other content relevant to residents of the Hawkesbury, My YouTube channel. Should we lower Warragamba Dam instead of raising it? This page contains links to information to help prepare for potential for Minor to Moderate flooding for parts of the Hawkesbury Nepean areas. How will the flood mapping affect my insurance? The BoM is warning an additional 50mm-100mm of rain could further impact the flood-hit Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers. Falling river levels along the Nepean-Hawkesbury are revealing the enormous clean-up that will need to be done following the March 2022 flood. Watch David Norths remarks commemorating 25 years of the World Socialist Web Site and donate today. "And after every flood event, we have a number of flood rescues and sometimes deaths that take place because people don't follow that instruction and they drive through floodwaters," Perrottet said. ConsequenceThe Bureau of Meteorology has three categories for describing the consequences of regional flooding: Minor, Moderate and Major. THANK YOU so much Nathan for all your hard work in getting this result for our family!! They changed the zoning so that places could be built on flood plains so developers could make money. Update on the Grose River Bridge project the Wilcox Home saved for now, The debacle that is the Grose River Bridge project. It said funding for the $9 million project had to be sourced from the state government, and in the interim, a temporary mitigation break had been built to protect against minor flooding. For more detailed information on risk related to your property or street, please contact your local council. I commend this Infrastructure NSW FAQand also the NSW Governments post 2021 flood report for more information. Parts of the state have already had a months' rainfall in just hours, with the heaviest rain in 30 years falling in some areas. I dont condone this behaviour, but I will say its cheaper for me to drive to Seven Hills to a private waste disposal facility and back, including fuel than it is to go to HCCs public waste disposal facility. The community or indeed the developer? I'm glad we stood our ground, and lo-and-behold, none of those claims were true! It rained exactly the same as it did last flood. A potential evacuation could involve quite a few hundred thousand people, NSW State Emergency Service commissioner, Carlene York, said. "At the moment, the focus area is very much along the Illawarra, through Sydney, into the Blue Mountains and the Central Coast area, and as mentioned, we are expecting that accumulation of rainfall for some locations to be very high again today. Submissions can be made up to 11.59pm Friday 26 August 2022 (extended from 18 . Why? I have very fond memories of Dorothy. More recently, widespread flooding in early 2022 took 22 lives and caused devastation to communities across New South Wales and Queensland, the exact financial cost of which is yet to be determined. Such lovely memories of Miss Phipps as our girls were part of her troupe of junior actors. "Even better news is that we are expecting to be dryer earlier than forecast," he said. Never married, nevertheless she became everyone's Nan.Once, I had cause to drop by her house to get a cheque signed for the Players. They have set up a staging area in Vineyard, and are deployed in McGraths Hill. One woman was saved from a flooded park on Saturday night. A young migrant worker from Pakistan was killed when he was trapped in his car in floodwaters in the citys northwest, and thousands of homes were severely damaged. "That'sgoing to destroy dozens and dozens and dozens of farms and threaten houses and sheds and buildings," Mr Bayard said. Roads, rates, rubbish and all that! Last night it was discussed that an investor could buy these properties. Where is the PM? Three people are confirmed dead in Lismore, with more bodies likely to be discovered as floodwaters recede and recovery crews continue rescue operations. IN other words, two thirds of its capacity is a flood buffer. Brown paper bags are still available in the Hawkesbury. Who did not support the motion? It was such a relief to finally get to this point where we can see an end to all the uncertainty and stress we have been under for the last 4-5 years. Major flooding at levels similar to last week was expected along the Upper Nepean, Nepean, Hawkesbury and Colo Rivers on Sunday evening and into Monday. Who did not support the motion? Thank you Nathan. The council said it had sustained approximately $38 million damage to its network from last year's event and restoration work remained in progress across the 20 affected sites. Photos from Hawkesbury City Councillor Watch's post. This includes 48mm in the last 2 hours. Such lovely memories of Miss Phipps as our girls were part of her troupe of junior actors. . The Fijian workers arrived in the region last year as part of the Pacific Labour Scheme, which provides business with cheap labour sourced from impoverished countries. Bencorp, could this be the company you were asking Ms Sutherland about about at the council meeting ? Why do we need to prepare for flood during a drought? Laziness and grubbiness more like it. I toured the district, commiserated with locals, and took note of what I saw. Perhaps charity bins need to be located at the council tip to prevent this sort of thing. Inflows into Lake Burragorang are certain to rise again, it would seem. She invited me in to take tea and scones, which of course she had made herself. More than 350,000 people in New South Wales remain under evacuation warnings or orders as rain starts to dissipate but rivers in some areas are still at major flood levels. The east coast low that threatened to dump more than 100mm of rain on a large area of the central NSW, including Sydney, on Thursday moved closer to the coast further north than had been predicted. More than 100mm of rain had been recorded at Richmond in the 24 hours since 9am Saturday. I used to work there and favourite memories are tied between watching workers constantly drop instruments on the dirty, bug ridden floors, pick them up, not ever wash them, and put that dirty shit right back on the pizza, the other memory is watching the bug zappers which were FULL of dead bugs, that it was constantly overflowing with dead bugs, to the point you couldnt walk underneath one of the zappers or youd get covered in dead bugs. Theres likely to be some heavy rain near the coast especially as the low pressure system comes in overnight into Thursday morning.. Warragamba is not a flood mitigation dam. So glad it still exists. Residents believe what they expect to play out could have been avoided if the Hawkesbury City Council and state government had fast-tracked repairs following last year's event. From the town of Windsor to the House of Windsor Will the Australian republican debate be rekindled? It will get worse before it gets better.. The bureau had listed more than a dozen flood warnings on Sunday morning, while there was a hazardous surf warning for the NSW coastline. I also cant understand how our Mayor who argues she is not a close associate of a developer for the OLG but last night used her association with a developer to recuse herself. This link should prioritise my videos about flooding. One factor affecting the size of the flooding will be the spill rate at Warragamba Dam, Sydneys main reservoir. There is the chance of a thunderstorm across the Sydney basin, which is one reason why the SES said more flooding was possible and urged people to stay alert for warnings.Overnight, the SES lifted a dozen evacuation orders, allowing 18,633 people to return to their homes. Keep up to date with the latest warnings https://t.co/4upnnrylaj and follow all advice from @NSWSES pic.twitter.com/OMBCzMFWCM. Shame on those who didnt support your motion.can you get some compensation for the Wilcox family who have been affected so badly? "We know we haven't got much of a chance," he said. You were right when you said the community will judge this decision accordingly. Theyre acting like entitled children! When I joined the Richmond Players dramatic society in 2006, Dorothy had already been a mainstay of the troupe for decades. It was built as a water storage dam in 1960 and legally cannot be deliberately operated at below 100% capacity in the sense of dumping water overboard in anticipation of a rain event, or permanently operating it at a lower capacity. I can only wonder what motivates their decision. Please check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. So sad to hear about Miss Phipps passing. Its not a matter of if the next major flood will happen, its a matter of when. Discussions are active.Thanks to Councillor Mary Lyons-Buckett and Councillor Danielle Wheeler for raising this issue. Rivers are responding quickly to rainfall through eastern parts of NSW, with renewed major flooding already seen at North #Richmond in the #Hawkesbury and Lower #Nepean River. Bencorp, could this be the company you were asking Ms Sutherland about about at the council meeting ? And heres the analysis of flood hydrology that proves it: If the dam level had been drawn down just before the 2021 flood, the resulting flood height would have been only 20cm lower. "You're lucky I caught you. If youve arrived at this page as the result of a Google search, please consider these resources: My more recent video and post about the July 2022 floods, with some very striking video. The recovery was continuing in the northern rivers with a number of homes and businesses remaining shut off to access in the wake of the floods. Ben Domensino, a senior Weatherzone meteorologist, said the rain gauge at Warragamba had collected almost 100mm from 9am to 3pm. The east-coast low hitting NSW also meant major flooding on the Nepean River overnight. . As of Sunday afternoon, it was spilling at the rate of at least 166 gigalitres a day, with the pace expected to peak on Monday, the government said. Comment on Facebook This was the area North Richmond carpark was the other one I raised ( and raise frequently). I see 3 people there for the community the rest I see there for self interest. Remove the charity bin and remove the opportunity. The extent and depth of flooding is also influenced by the unique bathtub effect in the valley. We really appreciate you advocating for us and getting a fairer outcome here. Good work Councillor Nathan Zamprogno, you really are the peoples champion . Laziness and grubbiness more like it. Seven of the states 18 dams were overflowing, including the Brogo Dam, which was sitting at 113.7%. "The Illawarra coast has had about 600mm over the last three days. The Hunter region is another area of concern, with Singleton, Maitland and Newcastle facing moderate to major flooding. The State Emergency Service has responded to hundreds of calls for assistance and seven evacuation centres have been set up. This was the area around the charity bin at Coles in Richmond before yesterday. An SES spokesperson said teams had responded to heavy rainfalls overnight with the busiest areas in Penrith, Hawkesbury and Mount Druitt. Im indebted to the excellent Hawkesbury Flood Statistics facebook page for making excellent real-time data available about river heights and closures. Major flood warnings are in place from Greater Sydney to the South Coast. The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Anika have brought heavy falls over remote parts of inland Australia and will bring rain to south-eastern Australia in the coming days. She had just arrived home, driving her own car well into her eighties. International Committee of the Fourth International. But she warned it would not be a short-term step. Seeing as this is a development for over 55s? Local councils and Government agencies are represented on a technical working group to inform its development. Discussions are active.Thanks to Councillor Mary Lyons-Buckett and Councillor Danielle Wheeler for raising this issue. The Nepean River is expected to pass the moderate flood level of 7.9 metres late this evening, while the Hawkesbury River may exceed the major flood level of 10.5 metres tonight and reach as high as 14 metres tomorrow. I moved that the matter be deferred so Councillors could hear from concerned residents and staff at a briefing. But he said rivers would remain swollen and floodwaters high for some time after the rain stopped. I deal with this problem in my job, Photos from Hawkesbury City Councillor Watch's post See MoreSee Less, Comment on Facebook 1621812811450319_632075538925921, I cant believe I can still come to a sit down Pizza Hut. By Wednesday, it was at 100 per cent. pic.twitter.com/YltAiKFleu. The largest flood in the valley since European settlement happened in 1867. Most large floods in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley are caused by weather systems known as East Coast Lows. (I Willis, 2022) This image was taken at the corner of Camden Valley Way and Macarthur Road looking towards the Cowpasture Bridge on Thursday 7 April 2022 at around 9.00pm. Further rises are possible. Waterways in Sydney's . 2023 Councillor Nathan Zamprogno. All you can eat was $7. Earlier, Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino said Sydney has had the equivalent of a Sydney Harbour's worth of rain dumped on it daily, exceeding the monthly average in the first few days of July. Heres their summary after the waters subsided: We dont spam! You would have to go back to 1978 (14.5m) to see a worse flood. For Sydney, heavy rain was forecast for most of the coast on Sunday evening and on Monday and Tuesday as another east coast low forms offshore. Join the SEP campaign against anti-democratic electoral laws! Its NOT a charity all is ragged for re-selling commercially.feel free to inbox me Councillor Nathan Zamprogno I have some good information for you. Councillors are being briefed daily by Council staff and were proactive in guiding the response to the emergency. @BOM_au pic.twitter.com/OmEI9bBLX7. The process now will be to re-exhibit the Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) with this settled route as our preferred option for public comment. I have been talking about flooding on the Hawkesbury-Nepean river for many many years. Thanks Nathan. While Sydney itself had been spared most of the heavy rain from the developing east coast low, inland areas including the Warragamba catchment had been receiving big falls. Remove the charity bin and remove the opportunity. This was voted down.I was concerned that the central question, which was which model - Community Title or Owner-occupied represented the best outcome for the community, was left largely unexamined.I want to place my remarks on this issue on the public record.For the sake of fairness, the full debate is available at Council's YouTube channel:youtu.be/DFLwrPY69hM?t=882 See MoreSee Less, Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email. This link should prioritise my videos about flooding. Ballina flood: thousands of homes impacted with peak to continue for a number of hours, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Aerial view of the flooded Hawkesbury-Nepean rivers - July 2022 | 7NEWS 7NEWS Australia 952K subscribers 84K views 5 months ago A flyover of the flooded Hawkesbury-Nepean rivers. It is much more than a flood that we are experiencing in northern New South Wales and the surrounding remote towns in particular, he told ABCs Insiders program on Sunday. The Bureau of Meteorology has upgraded its flood warning to major for the Hawkesbury and Nepean rivers with a deepening east coast low bringing heavy rain, high winds and large seas. Others argue the permanent level of the dam should be lowered and that this is equivalent to the kind of mitigation that raising the dam would confer. I exclaimed, incredulous. Everyone knows Brisbane floods. Flying along the Nepean & Hawkesbury rivers from Warragamba Dam during 2022 flood | 7NEWS 50,621 views Mar 2, 2022 River levels are continuing to rise at Windsor where major flooding. "We have had several of them already this year but this one in particular has been exceptional heavy for areas near and south of Sydney. The motion passed with the dissent of only a couple of Councillors. Pizza Hut Windsor is the housing commission of pizza. Major flooding at levels similar to last week was expected along the Upper Nepean, Nepean, Hawkesbury and Colo Rivers on Sunday evening and into Monday. I had my first awkward teenage date here. Thank you Nathan. She was Infants Coordinator at Kingswood Park Public School when I began my teaching career in 1969. Should be the bin owner who is responsible for cleaning up around the bin . Authorities are urging people to stay alert and check warnings with another east coast low predicted for coast early next week. Or that Transport for NSW would walk away from the project and not act to acquire the requisite land. Major flooding is occurring along the Upper Nepean River at levels higher than the March 2022 and similar to the April 1988 floods with further rises possible. Volunteers have also joined from Victoria and Tasmania. Most river valleys tend to widen as they approach the sea. Local roads have already been impacted by the rain. The Regional Flood Study describes the existing flood behaviour of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River between Bents Basin and Brooklyn Bridge. She was Infants Coordinator at Kingswood Park Public School when I began my teaching career in 1969. Heavy rainfalls of between 70 and 120mm were possible on Sunday afternoon in the eastern tablelands and Illawarra, bringing possible flash flooding. We dont spam! The Hawkesbury-Nepean flood of July 2022 - the worst since 1978 July 6, 2022; How the community rallied to clean up Pitt Town creeks after the floods July 2, 2022; Long-delayed road sealing program gets underway July 2, 2022; Sky News Australia special report into flooding on the Hawkesbury-Nepean River June 28, 2022; The family home flooded . Nathan can you repeat hear your question asked to the speaker about the name on one of the documents, I think it was Bencorp? Sources of data for the interactive flood mapping tool, Hawkesbury-Nepean Factsheets in your language, It will flood again - frequency of floods. Keep a serious eye on the warnings and forecasts: https://t.co/2qM1QRn3xE @NSWSES pic.twitter.com/37j66m7iHA, This is our worst fear, the NSW deputy premier, Paul Toole, said earlier on Wednesday evening. I cant believe I can still come to a sit down Pizza Hut. Over 55s need somewhere to go to free up homes for families . Read our privacy policy for more info. We really appreciate you advocating for us and getting a fairer outcome here. The entire dam network is sitting at 99.2% and its likely they will all be spilling by the end of this rain event. I used to work there and favourite memories are tied between watching workers constantly drop instruments on the dirty, bug ridden floors, pick them up, not ever wash them, and put that dirty shit right back on the pizza, the other memory is watching the bug zappers which were FULL of dead bugs, that it was constantly overflowing with dead bugs, to the point you couldnt walk underneath one of the zappers or youd get covered in dead bugs. Infrastructure New South Wales; Sydney, NSW, Australia: 2021. The Hawkesbury-Nepean floodplain was created by floods over thousands of years. I'm glad we stood our ground, and lo-and-behold, none of those claims were true! It's embarrassing for the community. Thank you Nathan. People in parts of Picton were ordered to evacuate on Sunday as the Stonequarry Creek was rising quickly and could break its banks, he said. The gaping hole is a short walk from his cottage. "People drive through floodwaters because they can't see the depth of the road beneath. She had just arrived home, driving her own car well into her eighties. My Facebook page, where I regularly post updates during times of flood, as well as other content relevant to residents of the Hawkesbury. Overnight, the towns hospital was evacuated and 55 patients moved to a nearby school, where a makeshift emergency department has been established. At least nine people have died in Queensland amid warnings the states flood emergency is far from over, with more thunderstorms and rain predicted later in the week. History has shown that serious floods can happen many times in a single decade, and not again for many years. The process now will be to re-exhibit the Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) with this settled route as our preferred option for public comment.This decision comes at the end of a long process; one that has caused enormous anxiety and heartache for some. I see 3 people there for the community the rest I see there for self interest. ""Well enough," Dorothy explained, "For someone who's 102! @BOM_au pic.twitter.com/2Gfoh7u9Bl. In the 24 hours to noon on Sunday, the SES conducted 42 flood rescues, and filtered 1,023 requests for assistance. I am reminded yet again how magnificently we stand by one another in times of trial. At Council's meeting tonight, I moved a motion to adopt "Option 1", the variant of the route for the new Grose River Bridge that swings widest around, and which avoids the demolition of, the Wilcox home. It was concerning to see that Les Sheather, Eddie Dogramaci, Amanda Kotlash and Barry Calvert voted to support the next stage of development. Rainfall runoff and topography are among the major factors controlling the accuracy of modelled riverine inundation extents. The 1867 flood was 19.6m. @BOM_au pic.twitter.com/OKgWZ1prP3. Basically, its really quite a dangerous weather system that were seeing.. Around 60,000 residents would need to be evacuated, and more than 5,000 homes would be impacted by floodwaters. A man was rescued from his car in Windsor before it went completely under. "Keep your eyes on Luddenham Road," one Weekender reader said. That was a very good result. And there is a warning out this morning for heavy rain for parts of the central coast and inland: https://t.co/E0A4G0fr0O @BOM_au pic.twitter.com/ErPvxk5ZQg. Development ofthe Hawkesbury-Nepean River Flood Study commenced in 2020 to build on the Regional Flood Study and provide high resolution outputs, including for flow velocity and flood hazard. Here are the Sunday and Monday forecast totals. I had my first awkward teenage date here. There were minorto major flood warnings along the Hawkesbury and Lower Nepean rivers today, as the east coast lowcarrying potentially torrential rain moved towards the region. Why is council cleaning up the mess. "The whole of the Richmond Lowlands are now at the mercy of the Hawkesbury and this rain event, which should not be the problem that it's going to be," he said. She sounds like she made an amazing contribution to Richmond Players, Dorothy was so sweet and much loved by all. Brisbane suffered major flooding, along with the cities of Maryborough, Gympie, the Sunshine Coast, Caboolture, Toowoomba, Gatton, Ipswich, Logan City, the . Some meteorological models have that system potentially developing into another east coast low for the central NSW coast early next week, according to Ben Domensino, a senior meteorologist at Weatherzone. Along the Hawkesbury and Lower Nepean rivers major flooding is also possible from overnight Wednesday into Thursday at Penrith, North Richmond, Windsor and downstream based on forecast rainfall., Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning. ""Your Aunt?" ""Your Aunt?" I know Blacktown council offers 12 a year compared to our 1 and mattresses are also free. Credit: AAP Went to and had many a birthday party there back in the day. The working class must have a political voice, which the Australian ruling class is seeking to stifle with this legislation. There is absolutely devastation.. This flood exceeded 13.93m, beating both the March flood (13.71m) and the 2021 flood (12.91m). It was concerning to see that Les Sheather, Eddie Dogramaci, Amanda Kotlash and Barry Calvert voted to support the next stage of development. Minor to major flooding is expected along the Hawkesbury and Lower Nepean rivers. This issue has been ongoing for a long time, I can remember Windsor Beautification Project meeting with council way back in 2015 about accumulated rubbish and weeds in the carpark behind Target (now KHub) and elsewhere. The interactive mapping tool drew uponvarious flood studiesto present information that was current at the time of its development (2019). That will just prolong for some people that flooding well into the coming week, he added. Goodwill? They know it doesn't matter what he is saying. So the Mayors boyfriend got his way , Councillor Kotlash has lost my vote next month, Something smells rotten in the Hawkesbury council. "So, that is on top of hundreds of millimetres that these areas have received over the last two-three days.". Definitely only deposit items into clothing bins not put them alongside. If a raised dam had already been in place, 500 of the 600 houses flooded along the Hawkesbury-Nepean floodplain would have been spared since that flood would have been 3.5m lower.