Banana Shire Council – Flood Risk and Flood Warning Questionnaire

Banana Shire Council is reviewing our Total Flood Warning Systems, and we need your input! Whether you're a resident, business owner, or community stakeholder, your voice matters.

This is your chance to:
  • Share your insights about flood events in our area
  • Highlight your concerns and suggestions for improvements
  • Help us tailor a system that truly supports flood-prone communities
Let’s work together to ensure our flood warning system is clear, effective, and meets the needs of our Shire. Your feedback will shape future recommendations and help keep our communities safe.
1.Which township do you live within or closest township to your property?(Required.)
2.Which describes your residential status within Banana Shire?
3.How long have you lived at your current address?
4.Has there been a flood event while you have lived at your current address?
5.If you have experienced a flood within Banana Shire, did you find the messages you received helpful in informing your decisions during the flood event?
6.Do you know how a Minor, Moderate or Major flood impacts your property or evacuation?
The size of a flood event can be expressed as Minor, Moderate or Major. On the Bureau of Meteorology’s website, the Minor, Moderate and Major flood levels are illustrated for each water level gauge within Banana Shire.
7.Do you have flood insurance for your property or land?
8.Have you seen a flood map for your property?
9.Do you know where you can get flood information about your property?
10.What information would be useful to understand your flood risk?
11.How well prepared are you for a flood event?
12.How well prepared are you to act if the flood warning becomes more severe than initial warnings?
13.The size of a flood event can be expressed as Minor, Moderate and Major. If a Major flood event was to occur tomorrow, how well informed do you feel about the flood risk to you and your property?
14.What warnings would you use to make decisions leading up to a flood event? (tick multiple)
15.During a flood event, how would you stay up to date with flood information? (tick multiple)
16.How would you typically prepare for a flood event? (tick multiple)
17.How long would it take for you to prepare for evacuation in a flood event?
18.If you were to stay and bunker down, how prepared are you for extended periods of isolation?
19.How likely are you to evacuate early or evacuate under volunteer evacuation orders?
20.After a flood event, how long do you believe is reasonable for the major roads across the region to remain closed?
21.After a major flood event, what are the top three things you feel would be important to you and the community? (tick multiple)
22.Additional Comments: