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The Tweed contains many flood prone houses that are subject to over-floor flooding in minor and moderate flood events. The economic and social burden of flooding on the community can be reduced by raising these dwellings to increase their flood immunity.
Voluntary House Raising (VHR) is aimed at reducing the flood damage to houses by raising the habitable floor level of individual buildings.
Both the Tweed Valley and Tweed Coastal Creeks Floodplain Risk Management Plans recommend the establishment of VHR Schemes.
The March 2017 flood event further highlighted the need for a VHR scheme with many houses experiencing ‘near misses’ and a number of dwellings experiencing over floor flooding or being damaged in the event.
A confidential list of those properties is held by Council.
All eligible property owners will receive a letter from Council advising them of their eligibility to access the Scheme.
The State Government's Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) will provide two-thirds of the eligible cost of raising a house. The house owner will be responsible for providing the other third. Council will manage and administer the Scheme.
You are invited to provide comment before 4pm on Wednesday 10 June 2020 using one of the following methods:
Online: Make a submission using the online form below
Email: Send your submission to TSC@tweed.nsw.gov.au Subject: Tweed Voluntary House Raising Scheme
Mail: Tweed Voluntary House Raising Scheme General Manager Tweed Shire Council PO Box 816 Murwillumbah, NSW 2484
Anyone wanting to find out more about the Tweed Voluntary House Raising Scheme or their eligibility for the Scheme should contact Engineer – Flooding and Stormwater Leon McLean be telephoning (02) 6670 2400.
Eligibility
Homeowners who have received a letter from Council advising them of their eligibility to apply for funds under the scheme should register their interest on the form below.
Exhibition
The Tweed contains many flood prone houses that are subject to over-floor flooding in minor and moderate flood events. The economic and social burden of flooding on the community can be reduced by raising these dwellings to increase their flood immunity.
Voluntary House Raising (VHR) is aimed at reducing the flood damage to houses by raising the habitable floor level of individual buildings.
Both the Tweed Valley and Tweed Coastal Creeks Floodplain Risk Management Plans recommend the establishment of VHR Schemes.
The March 2017 flood event further highlighted the need for a VHR scheme with many houses experiencing ‘near misses’ and a number of dwellings experiencing over floor flooding or being damaged in the event.
A confidential list of those properties is held by Council.
All eligible property owners will receive a letter from Council advising them of their eligibility to access the Scheme.
The State Government's Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) will provide two-thirds of the eligible cost of raising a house. The house owner will be responsible for providing the other third. Council will manage and administer the Scheme.
You are invited to provide comment before 4pm on Wednesday 10 June 2020 using one of the following methods:
Online: Make a submission using the online form below
Email: Send your submission to TSC@tweed.nsw.gov.au Subject: Tweed Voluntary House Raising Scheme
Mail: Tweed Voluntary House Raising Scheme General Manager Tweed Shire Council PO Box 816 Murwillumbah, NSW 2484
Anyone wanting to find out more about the Tweed Voluntary House Raising Scheme or their eligibility for the Scheme should contact Engineer – Flooding and Stormwater Leon McLean be telephoning (02) 6670 2400.
Eligibility
Homeowners who have received a letter from Council advising them of their eligibility to apply for funds under the scheme should register their interest on the form below.