Earlier this month, Molino Stewart Principal Steven Molino again appeared before the Select Committee on the Government's management of the Powerhouse Museum and other museums and cultural projects in New South Wales to give evidence regarding flood risks. Steven had previously submitted a report summarising the flood risks of the […] Read more »
Essential Energy Bushfire Safety Audits for High Voltage Customers
Essential Energy has obligations under the Electricity Supply (Safety and Network Management) Regulation 2014 to manage bushfire risk relating to aerial consumer mains on bushfire prone land that is private land. This is in light of incidents, such as the Currandooley (2018) and Salt Ash (2013) fires allegedly caused by […] Read more »
Flood Risk Management in Australia
Company Principal Neil Dufty recently wrote an article summarising Floodplain Risk Management (FRM) in Australia. Part of a comprehensive review of flood risk management in five mature economies by insurer IAG, this report details the successes and areas for improvement in the Australian FRM system. A thorough overview of the state […] Read more »
Operation and Maintenance Plans and Dam Safety Emergency Plans for Sierra Place and Gooden Drive Flood Detention Basins
From 1 November 2019, the NSW legislation around dam safety was updated with the commencement of the NSW Dam Safety Act 2015. The Act superseded the NSW Dams Safety Act 1978 and came into effect with the introduction of the new NSW Dams Safety Regulation 2019. The regulation sets out […] Read more »
Using Social Media to Build Community Disaster Resilience - Virtual Presentation
Company Principal Neil Dufty recently presented on the topic of ‘Using Social Media to Build Community Disaster Resilience’ to a virtual workshop run by the University of South Florida. The workshop featured speakers from around the world presenting research about using technology for disaster resilience. Neil’s presentation (click here) showed […] Read more »
Emergency Management in Australia Report Published
Molino Stewart prepared a report on emergency management in Australia for the World Bank. The report, titled “Civil Protection in Australia”, was part of a major report by the World Bank on the state of global civil protection (emergency management). Using a deep-dive approach, the Molino Stewart report analysed the […] Read more »
Wimmera Flood Knowledge and Language Social Research
Neil Dufty and Jenni Kremer recently gave a presentation to the Wimmera Strategic Water Management Working Group on findings of the Wimmera Flood Knowledge and Language Social Research project. The social research was conducted in six flood-prone Wimmera communities and used a research framework that analysed possible contributing factors to […] Read more »
Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal on Public Exhibition
A draft planning proposal for a major redevelopment of Parramatta CBD is now on public exhibition. The proposal includes expansion of the CBD footprint, increased height limits on buildings and an increase in residential high rise buildings in the city centre. This will be accompanied by the revitalisation of public […] Read more »
Wollondilly Biodiversity Strategy and Offset Policy
Molino Stewart recently completed a comprehensive update of the draft Biodiversity Strategy for Wollondilly Shire Council. Covering the whole LGA, the Strategy details the actions Wollondilly Shire Council can undertake to protect its substantial biodiversity resources while it is also subject to substantial urban growth. The Biodiversity Strategy will be […] Read more »
Parramatta Powerhouse Museum Flood Risk Review
Molino Stewart Principal, Steven Molino, has recently given evidence to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Parramatta Powerhouse Museum regarding flood risks which the current design poses to people and the museum collections. In 2014, the NSW State Government announced the Powerhouse Museum would be moved from its location in Ultimo […] Read more »
