Flood advice

Regional Flood Portal

The Regional Flood Portal is an online mapping tool displaying 1% AEP flood extents where modelling exists across the Glenelg Hopkins region. The Regional Flood Portal allows users to identify a properties risk of being impacted by 1% AEP flooding and, where data is available, allows the user to produce a basic flood information property report.

Please note that while every effort is made to update the modelling in the Regional Flood Portal as it becomes available, there may be modelling that has not yet been uploaded. Please contact the Waterway Planning team on (03) 5571 2526 or planning@ghcma.vic.gov.au to confirm if there is any uncertainty.

The Regional Flood Portal is a free service.

The report produced by the Regional Flood Portal is not suitable for development planning purposes and should be used as an informative tool only. If you require information for planning or development purposes, you will need to apply for Flood Advice and Information via the application form below.

Application for Flood Advice and Information

Detailed flood advice is available as a fee for service product that provides a formal response on a properties flood risk through a thorough assessment of available information held by Glenelg Hopkins CMA. This option may be suitable if you are looking to develop a property which may be at risk of flooding, for pre-planning advice, or for other detailed flood risk information.

Please note that any information provided in our flood advice and information response is valid for 3 months from the date of issue. Any planning permits that are referred to the CMA outside of this 3 month timeframe from initial advice provided will be assessed on the best available information at the time of receipt of the referral as per Section 55(1) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987.

Applicable Fees

A base application fee for flood advice of $180.00 inc. GST. is required on submission of application.
Complex applications may incur an additional application fee of $240.00 inc. GST. We will contact you if we determine your application to be considered complex and require payment of the additional fee prior to the commencement of assessment.
Concession of 15% of the total calculated fee is available for eligible customers upon proof of concession.

Additional services may be available for an additional fee. Please contact us via our details below to confirm if resourcing is available to carry out your request.

  • On-site assessment/Meeting Request: $240.00 inc. GST
  • Priority Service (pending availability – please contact us to confirm): $240.00 inc. GST

Additional Fees Online Payment Form

Access the Regional Flood Portal here

Current Limitations of the Regional Flood Portal

Please note that the Regional Flood Portal does not include the following:

  • Flood mapping in Port Fairy as per the gazetted Moyne Shire C69moyn Planning Scheme Amendment
  • Flood mapping in Dunkeld as per the current Southern Grampians C61sgra Planning Scheme Amendment Exhibition

The current data available in the Flood Portal does not fully represent all climate change factors in the 1% AEP design event. This will be considered in formal responses by the CMA.

We are currently working on updating our mapping and hope to have more comprehensive mapping available soon.

Please contact us at planning@ghcma.vic.gov.au or on (03) 5571 2526 if you have any questions.

Flood Advice and Information Application Form

A response will be supplied within 20 working days of receipt of application and payment. We will contact you if we experience any issues throughout the assessment process which may result in any delay.
If you do not receive a receipt upon submission please contact us on 03 5571 2526 or email planning@ghcma.vic.gov.au to confirm that we have received your application.

Data Request Application

Are you seeking data and other information relating to floodplains?
If you would like to request a copy of flood modelling files or other forms of data that may be available from the CMA, please complete the online Data Request Application Form.

The application fee for a data request is $1,020.00 inc. GST

Who can I contact with questions?

Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority
Floodplain & Waterway Planning
A: PO Box 502, Hamilton Vic 3300
T: 03 5571 2526
E: planning@ghcma.vic.gov.au

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