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Localised flood investigations and drainage improvements will be conducted near the intersection of Eastern Beach Road and Cunningham Street in Lakes Entrance following concerns raised by local residents.
A consultant has been engaged to help us understand why the flooding is occurring. They will perform flood mapping and investigating the capacity of the existing drainage infrastructure throughout the area with a view to possible improvements or upgrades, as necessary.
Objective and scope
The objective of this project is to design and implement recommended infrastructure modifications identified as part of the drainage investigations undertaken by our contractor.
Investigations to understand the flood behaviour along Eastern Beach Road, Cunningham Street, and surrounding open drains will be used to design the best value upgrade to achieve resilient infrastructure and minimise future flood damage occurring.
Consultation and community engagement
This project was initiated following community feedback regarding flash flooding at the intersection of Eastern Beach Road and Cunningham Street.
A letter drop was delivered to local residents and businesses to inform them of the proposed works to be undertaken and notified of the works schedule when available.
This page will be updated on a monthly basis, or when important information arises. Please choose to follow this project to receive important updates directly to your inbox.
Funding
This project is funded by East Gippsland Shire Council.
We welcome your continued interest in this project; project updates will be provided on YourSay in the tab below, when available. Please click 'Subscribe' at the top of the webpage to follow this project and to receive important information directly to your inbox.
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Localised flood investigations and drainage improvements will be conducted near the intersection of Eastern Beach Road and Cunningham Street in Lakes Entrance following concerns raised by local residents.
A consultant has been engaged to help us understand why the flooding is occurring. They will perform flood mapping and investigating the capacity of the existing drainage infrastructure throughout the area with a view to possible improvements or upgrades, as necessary.
Objective and scope
The objective of this project is to design and implement recommended infrastructure modifications identified as part of the drainage investigations undertaken by our contractor.
Investigations to understand the flood behaviour along Eastern Beach Road, Cunningham Street, and surrounding open drains will be used to design the best value upgrade to achieve resilient infrastructure and minimise future flood damage occurring.
Consultation and community engagement
This project was initiated following community feedback regarding flash flooding at the intersection of Eastern Beach Road and Cunningham Street.
A letter drop was delivered to local residents and businesses to inform them of the proposed works to be undertaken and notified of the works schedule when available.
This page will be updated on a monthly basis, or when important information arises. Please choose to follow this project to receive important updates directly to your inbox.
Funding
This project is funded by East Gippsland Shire Council.
We welcome your continued interest in this project; project updates will be provided on YourSay in the tab below, when available. Please click 'Subscribe' at the top of the webpage to follow this project and to receive important information directly to your inbox.
Should you wish to search for other projects in your town, simply type the town name in the search bar.
East Gippsland Shire Council is limited in the community engagement it can undertake during the Council Election Period, 17 September 2024 to 26 October 2024. Further updates will be provided following the Council Election on 26 October 2024 and the questions/feedback tab will be reinstated.
Please take a few minutes to complete the short survey and provide your feedback; this can include personal experiences of flooding occurrence, or voicing any concerns you may have.
Your feedback is important and will inform the development of design options.
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Construction contract awarded (July 2025)
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Technical Specifications
Project Scope:
Propose and design the best value upgrade works for Cunningham Street to cater for 1 in 20 Average Recurrence Interval (ARI). The average or expected value of the periods between exceedances of a given rainfall total accumulated over a given duration. This will also include climate change scenarios with 17.5% increase in volume of flow.
5% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) will be used for design events (rainfalls and floods) - Achieve flood immunity.
1% AEP – mitigate private property flooding, minimise extent of road flooding to mitigate road closure.
Implement mitigation measures to achieve erosion and sediment control.