Flood information for the City of Port Phillip Council, encompassing local flood guides and a Municipal Flood Emergency Plan.

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City of port phillip municipal map
City of Port Phillip municipal map.

Large severe floods within the municipality generally occur as a result of a moist warm airflow from northern Australia bringing moderate to heavy rainfall over a period of 12 hours or more following a prolonged general rainfall.

The period of general rainfall 'wets up' the catchments potentially filling the on-stream dams and the natural flood plain storage. These combine to increase the run-off generated during the subsequent period of heavy rainfall.

 

Click the button below to view the Local Flood Guide, which includes information about the local flood risk and how you can prepare for and respond effectively to floods.
Click the button below to view the Local Flood Guide, which includes information about the local flood risk and how you can prepare for and respond effectively to floods.
Click the button below to view the Local Flood Guide, which includes information about the local flood risk and how you can prepare for and respond effectively to floods.

About Flood Guides

Communities can use local flood guides to identify and better understand their local flood risk. They include information about: flood history, how to prepare & respond to floods and who to contact.

Contact Information

For more information, contact the  Melbourne Metropolitan (Central) Region Headquarters.
For information on flood warnings, see the VicEmergency website.
Visit the City of Port Phillip website.
Your local Catchment Mangement Authority: Melbourne Water.

Local SES Units

  • Port Phillip VICSES Unit:
    525 Williamstown Road,
    Port Melbourne.

Municipal Flood Emergency Plan (MFEP)

Municipalities can use Municipal Flood Emergency Plans to prepare, respond and recover from flood and storm events.
City of Port Phillip Flood  and  Emergency Plan - Updated Feb, 2019