Ageing asset challenges and the risk of more frequent and intense events into the future, along with the substantial costs that would be associated with a complete asset upgrade, mean the ongoing management of Loch Garry as an asset and a service must be determined.

The Future Service Strategy will include:

• A flood study developed in conjunction with Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (GBCMA).
• Infrastructure and service options available for the future of the Loch and how GMW would manage this at a strategic and operational level.
• Impacts of climate change and increased flood protection upstream of the Loch.
• Current price structure and testing the sustainability of any proposed price modelling into the future.
• Broader benefit of the Loch to other communities and how the costs and benefits can be recognised and shared with the broader beneficiaries.
• Consultation with customers and stakeholders, via a Community Reference Group, and broader engagement about what a sustainable model may look like, the financial impacts and options around the future of the Loch.

Thank you for your feedback

The feedback period for Loch Garry's future options is now closed. The information gathered through surveys, drop-in days, online information sessions and one-on-one conversations will now be used to form the Loch Garry Future Service Strategy.

We look forward to sharing the outcome with you in the near future.

Future service options

The Loch Garry flood regulator near Bunbartha is over 100 years old and is expected to reach the end of its lifespan within the next two decades. GMW has been working with a community-based committee to develop five future service options for the Loch Garry Flood Protection District.

Extensive flood modelling has informed the development of the five scenarios, each showing how changes to the service and landscape could affect flood behaviour during minor and moderate floods. Feedback from customers, community members and stakeholders will help shape the future of flood protection in the Loch Garry district.

Click on the five options below to read more information about the options, and see minor, moderate and major flood map images.