(a) Roles and responsibilities of:
i. State Government and Federal Government agencies;
ii. Local government;
iii. Non-profit organisations;
iv. Public and private utilities;
(b) Review of communication between key stakeholders;
(c) River flow management and modelling;
(d) Effectiveness of mitigating infrastructure including but not limited to levy banks and stormwater;
(e) Review of flood response funding, its utilisation and effectiveness;
(f) Government (local, State and Federal) grant process, eligibility, and uptake;
(g) River restrictions methodology, communications, and operation;
(h) Impact of planning decisions on property inundation;
(i) Insurance industry response and responsibilities;
(j) Planning and mitigation for future emergency events; and
(k) Any other related matters.
The Select Committee will be travelling to Murray Bridge and Goolwa from Thursday 14 March to Friday 15 March 2024 to hear evidence and conduct site visits.
Any person or organisation wishing to register an interest in presenting oral evidence to the Committee in the Murray Bridge and Goolwa areas is invited to do so by Friday, 1 March 2024. Expressions of interest should be addressed to the Secretary to the Committee, C/- Parliament House, GPO Box 572, Adelaide 5001, or by e-mail at scmurrayflood@parliament.sa.gov.au . For any queries, or for information on attending the hearings in the public gallery, please contact the Secretary by telephone on
(08) 8237 9490 or as above.
Mr Anthony Beasley
Secretary to the Committee