Flood Studies, Risk Assessment and Management Strategies and Intelligence Systems (WP3)

The Flood studies, risk assessment and management strategies and intelligence systems (WP3) work package aims to:

• identify priority catchments for improvements to flood risk understanding
• deliver flood studies for river, creek and/or overland flooding, risk assessments and management strategies, scoped to meet specific local needs
• improve council flood intelligence to be better prepared and able to respond to flooding events
• delivery of the Brisbane River Catchment Flood Forecasting and Warning System
• update of the construction standard for flood resilient building, which would also support the Category D Resilient Homes Fund
• support and upskill community leaders as part of community led recovery and resilience to flooding
• assess regional evacuation capability
• a verification exercise of the Brisbane River hydraulic model using the 2022 event data 
• audit of the changes made to post event surveys to ensure it is meeting the objectives of widescale usability and implement further improvements.

Funding acknowledgement

The Flood studies, risk assessment and management strategies and intelligence systems (WP3) work package is part of the Flood Risk Management Program (FRMP) - a component of the jointly funded Australian and Queensland Government (50:50) 2021-22 Rainfall and Flooding - Exceptional circumstances Category C and D funding package approved under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

Note that funding may be re-allocated within the FRM program, to be determined once initial assessments are undertaken or through forecast budgetary requirements during delivery. QRA may seek to reallocate funding across DRFA Category C and D packages, in consultation with the National Emergency Management Agency. The costs include extraordinary delivery costs to administer the program by QRA.