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This information is important to understand responses in relation to the floodplain

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Have you established relationships with your neighbours or other residents in your suburb?

Please select your top 3

  1. Police #
  2. Bureau of Meteorology #
  3. Early warning alert service #
  4. State Emergency Service (SES) #
  5. Council #
  6. Local community group #
  7. Friends and family #
  8. Neighbours #
  9. Standard media (eg TV, radio, newspapers) #
  10. Social media (eg Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) #
  11. Other #
Have you experienced a flood event before (Ipswich or elsewhere)
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If you HAVE been in a flood, what actions did you take after the flood experience?
Yes
No
N/A
Sought information about flood maps
Prepared a household emergency plan
Prepared a household emergency kit
Took out insurance with specific flood cover
Spoke to my neighbours about what to do in a flood
Found out where I need to go in a flood
Modified my house to adapt to flood
If there was another flood the size of 2011, 1974 or larger, how would you expect to be impacted?
Not likely
Low likelihood
Uncertain
Moderate likelihood
Highly likely
Flooding disrupting regular travel routes
Flooding to your workplace
Flooding in your yard only (including sheds etc)
Flooding over the floor of your home
No impact
Where would you expect to get information about flood risk to your property?

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Do you know what minor, moderate and major flood classifications used in flood warnings mean?
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In a flood event...
Do you have a household emergency plan

This might include preparing your home, making arrangements for family/pets or enacting an emergency plan.

If you chose not to evacuate, what would be your reasons?

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During a flood what information do you need?

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  1. Controlling development to ensure it's compatible with flood risk #
  2. Raising floor levels of eligible properties in high-risk flood areas #
  3. Using flood-resilient design and building materials #
  4. Evacuation plans and evacuation centres #
  5. Early flood warnings and better information during floods #
  6. Community awareness initiatives such as school education, flood maps and advertising #
  7. Structures such as levees and dams #
  8. Restoring the natural environment to better cope with flood events #
  9. Integrated measures that improve multiple outcomes #
  1. Does not threaten local plants, animals and habitats #
  2. Does not affect waterway health #
  3. Lowest initial costs (design/construction) #
  4. Lowest ongoing maintenance costs #
  5. Increases community safety during flooding #
  6. Reduces cost of flood damages #
  7. Does not disadvantage other members of the community #
  8. Does not cause negative impacts upstream or downstream #

The survey form is now closed. Thanks for your contributions.