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Flood Workshop

This workshop brought together expertise from the research community and emergency services to discuss local and climatological issues relating to flooding in southeastern Australia and the systems currently in place to issue timely warnings to the community.

Program:

M. Long, R. Smalley (Bureau of Met):  Forecasting flooding  pdf

T. Wiebusch (Vic SES): Flood Warning Operations  pdf

D. Caulfield (LaTrobe City / DHS):  Traralgon Creek Flood Warning System  pdf

G. Hawke (Sthn Rural Water):  Lessons from Macalister Flood History  pdf

V. Brenners (DSE): Flood studies and beyond  pdf

T. Rafter (CSIRO): The effect of climate change on the intensity of extreme rainfall events  pdf