The first stage of the study, adopted in March 2024, documented current flooding conditions.
Stage two, which began in late January 2024, focuses on the Torrumbarry component and the Echuca Moama Risk Management Plan.
Community consultation has shown strong support for the proposed levees.
The Federal Government's Disaster Ready Fund has allocated funding for the functional design and approvals for the first stage of levee works in Echuca.
The highest priority areas for protection are Echuca East and central Echuca, east of the Campaspe River.
Functional design for the Echuca East levee system and associated drainage works is scheduled to begin in February 2025.
Letters will be sent to property owners in flood-prone areas, and direct contact will be made with landowners affected by the survey work.
“Currently, letters are on their way to owners of what investigations have shown to be flood-prone properties in Echuca East with an update and invitation to be involved in a community reference committee,” Campaspe Shire Council Mayor Daniel Mackrell said.
“I encourage anyone who would like to know more to contact council officers.”
The Rochester Flood Study is in the flood modelling stage, with significant community consultation in 2024, through surveying and data contributions, helping to map the flood behaviour.
Further community consultation is set to take place around April to May this year.
For more information about the study, visit campaspe.vic.gov.au/Plan-build/Works-projects/Echuca-Moama-Torrumbarry-Flood-Study-Project
For history and updates on the Rochester Flood Study, go to campaspe.vic.gov.au/Plan-build/Works-projects/Updated-2024-25-Rochester-Flood-Study
