Thank you to everyone who previously shared their flood stories to help guide this project and future investigations. Feedback from the community was considered and used to assist in identifying flooding and drainage issues. We have used this information to help identify improvements to the drainage system that we believe will reduce the severity and frequency of flooding on the community.

Your feedback on these options will help us consider the right decisions to reduce flood risks in your area.

We are working to find cost-effective ways to reduce flooding in four identified areas on Bribie Island. We are also gathering information to support other flood mitigation and emergency preparedness projects on Bribie Island.

The Bribie Island Flood Mitigations study aims to identify cost-effective options to reduce flood risks to residents and businesses in the identified areas.

This study has two parts:

1. Gathering flood stories from the community to inform future potential flood mitigation work on Bribie Island

2. Undertaking a technical assessment, using community stories and other data, to identify potential solution options for four locations.

It is important to investigate the effectiveness of different options to reduce the risks from flooding. Some options may provide more benefit than others, and some could even make flooding worse.

This project does not include funding for infrastructure design or construction. Once we have identified cost-effective solutions, we will seek funding from the State and Federal Governments to start design and construction. This may include new or improved flood mitigation infrastructure, such as drainage.

We know other areas are also impacted by flooding and we will continue to manage those risks.

We asked Bribie Island residents to share their flood stories between 31 January and 17 March 2025. This period inlcuded impacts from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

We used your stories along with technical data to understand the impacts of flooding on Bribie Island communities and identify cost-effective options to address them.

Floods can affect us in lots of ways.

Flood water in homes and businesses can cause expensive and heartbreaking damage. Floods can also close roads, so we lose access to work, study, medical care, shops, and family support. Sometimes floods are caused by heavy rain or storms that can damage other infrastructure, like power lines, phone towers and roads. And of course, floods can be deadly for residents, drivers, and the emergency service officers trying to help them.

Thank you for sharing your flood stories.

The Engagement Summary Report summarises what we heard from you about flood impacts. We are using these insights to inform the next steps of the project, which is developing solutions to those impacts.

For more information or to speak with the Community Engagement Department, please email yoursay@moretonbay.qld.gov.au or call (07) 3205 0555.

Moreton Bay City Council (Council) is collecting your personal information for the purpose of informing the Bribie Island Flood Hotspot Mitigation Study project. Your responses will be shared with consultants supporting delivery of this project. Council will also use your contact information to update Council’s customer information records and to contact you about the Project and other functions, services and projects of Council. Council may use the information you provide to inform our other functions, services and projects.

This project has received funding support from the Australian Government and the Queensland Government through the Queensland Reconstruction Authority.