David Ettershank was pleased to have been appointed to the committee to investigate Victoria’s preparedness for, and response to Victoria’s major flooding event of October 2022.
The inquiry seeks to review the flood event as a whole, the areas affected, and consider factors such as what caused or contributed to the Flood Event; the response of emergency services; government policy; flood mitigation strategies; the Flemington Racecourse flood wall; and the Victoria planning framework.
The Committee will hold public hearings for this inquiry as follows:
- 23 August 2023, Rochester
- 24 August 2023, Echuca
- 13 September 2023, Shepparton
- 14 September 2023, Seymour
- 11 -12 October 2023, Melbourne.
More information about the public hearings, including venues and a list of witnesses will be added as they become available here.
Would you like to make a submission?
You can review or contribute a submission through the Parliament website via the link below.
Submissions close Monday 5 June 2023.
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