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Welcome

The Central Geelong Stormwater Management Strategy will assist the City and relevant authorities to better understand and manage flood risk, stormwater quality impacts on local waterways, and alternate water supply options for the region. The assessment area consists of the following suburbs: Geelong CBD, Newtown, Geelong West, Manifold Heights and East Geelong.


Community Consultation & Engagement

Detailed community engagement will be staged throughout the project as follows;

  • STAGE 1 - Community feedback requested to obtain local flood information and experiences.
  • STAGE 2 - Mitigation options will be shared on the Have Your Say platform, the community can vote on options and provide feedback.
  • STAGE 3 - The assessment report will be presented online.

We are currently inviting all residents, property owners, businesses and organisations within the Central Geelong catchment to have their say and help shape the project outcomes.

We would like you to share flood stories (photos, videos, newspaper cuttings etc.), your memories, views and local knowledge of the area to help us deliver a successful project. To do so, please complete the survey below. Hard copies of the survey are available by contacting the officer listed in the 'Who's listening' section of this page.

Round 1 community engagement closes 11.59pm 31 January 2024.

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Central Geelong Map

Map of Central Geelong Catchment

  • Take our Survey

    Stage 1

    Share your experience and knowledge.

    Hard copy surveys are available at all City Customer Service centres and can be downloaded from the Document Library on this page.

  • View our map

    Stage 1

    Mark up on our map and comment on the existing flooding content

The personal information requested on this page is being collected by City of Greater Geelong for the purpose of the Central Geelong Stormwater Management Strategy or any other directly related purpose. If the personal information is not collected, we may not be able to contact you for further questions or solutions. In this engagement your User Name will be published with your comment, if you wish to make a non-public comment please contact the engagement officer listed. Your personal information will only be disclosed to carry out a deeper analysis of the data* or as required to do so by law. Our privacy policy is available on our website. If you wish to alter any of the personal information you have supplied to City of Greater Geelong, please contact us by sending an email to privacy@geelongcity.vic.gov.au.

*In order to gain a deeper understanding of the data provided to the City and improve our services to you, we may disclose the information you provide to us to AWS Comprehend and Converlens Pty Ltd which carry out analysis of the data. Your personal information may be disclosed to AWS Comprehend and Converlens Pty Ltd based in Sydney only in relation to the primary purpose of collection. View the following link for AWS Comprehend’s Data Privacy statement and Converlens Pty Ltd Data Privacy statement.