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Advice and services

Supporting people to enhance and improve the condition of the region’s environment.

Flood advice

Wimmera CMA has made available a range of flood maps and investigations for landholders to determine if properties are subject to flooding.

If you require a formal and specific summary of a property’s potential for flooding, you can request further information direct from the Wimmera CMA.

Works on waterways

Wimmera CMA has statutory responsibilities to monitor, manage, enforce, and administer control over all works which may impact upon designated waterways throughout the Wimmera region.

When do you need approval?

Apply for approval

Designated waterways map

Floodplain management

Floods play a significant role upon the Wimmera’s landscape. Most Wimmera towns are built around natural water features such as wetlands, rivers, and creeks. Find out more:

Wimmera CMA’s role in floodplain mangement

Floodplain management strategy

Flood investigations

Flood extent maps

Overlays and planning permits

Wimmera CMA provides non-emergency flood information

Emergency flood information agencies & contacts

Environmental water releases

Environmental water releases are designed to supply sufficient volumes based on scientific recommendations to improve conditions for aquatic, wetland, and riparian ecosystems.

River flows map

Seasonal watering plans

Environmental flows updates

Environmental watering management plan

Alerts via SMS

Salinity

Riverflows map

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples across the region and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this website may contain images of people who have died.