The process has begun to update flood controls in the Strathbogie Planning Scheme for Euroa, Nagambie and Violet Town.
The final report of the inquiry into 2022 flood event in Victoria identified a significant issue with outdated flood controls — flood zones and overlays — that applied in planning schemes throughout the state.
Strathbogie Shire administrator Peter Stephenson said these outdated controls were a risk for landowners, councils and potential purchasers, especially where the most up-to-date flood controls identify flood risk on land not currently identified in the shire’s local planning scheme.
Strathbogie Shire has three flood studies — Euroa, Nagambie and Violet Town — containing updated flood controls not yet incorporated into the Strathbogie Planning Scheme.
Mr Stephenson said resources had been made available to council to incorporate the updated flood controls into the planning scheme.
The process involves two stages for implementation.
The first stage is to undertake a planning scheme amendment to introduce the updated flood controls on an interim basis into the Strathbogie Planning Scheme. This stage will only introduce interim controls on land not currently affected by flood controls but identified under the three flood studies.
The second stage will begin around the same time that the interim controls from stage one is implemented.
The second stage involves undertaking a planning scheme amendment that introduces the updated flood controls on a permanent basis as well as updating flood-related policy into the Strathbogie Planning Scheme.
This stage will remove and replace the current flood controls in Euroa, Nagambie and Violet Town with the updated flood controls.
There will be consultation with the community on the planning scheme amendment in stage two.
For more information, go to: https://www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au/services/building-and-planning/planning/proposed-updated-flood-controls/ or call council’s Planning & Investment Department on 1800 065 993 or email: info@strathbogie.vic.gov.au