Lachlan Valley floodplain

The department is developing a whole-of-valley floodplain management plan under the Water Management Act 2000 for the Lachlan Valley. This will replace the 3 historical floodplain management plans that were originally developed under the Water Act 1912.

Stage 1 public exhibition

Consultation on the draft Lachlan Valley Floodplain Management Plan has closed. We are currently reviewing submissions and will publish a What we heard report soon. The What we heard report will summarise the feedback we received during Stage 1 public consultation from 2 March to 19 April 2026.

To help you understand the key elements proposed you can: 

• read the Report to assist Stage 1 public consultation
• watch the pre-recorded presentation below
• view the interactive spatial map (note, the map will be refined based on feedback from Stage 1 public consultation).

We will release the full draft floodplain management plan as part of a second round of public consultation later this year.