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Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Scheme-Historical Assets-Floods

An excel database of historical files relating to the Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Scheme (HVFMS) and the associated files in PDF format. 

The files include engineering drawings, survey information and flood information.

Access the excel spreadsheet first to find the pdf file you are looking for. The files are broken down into 4 categories:



Floods 

Information

Restoration

Surveys


Each of these categories has a series of zip files. The excel spreadsheet includes an index to which zip file you will find your information in.

Tags: DCCEEW - Water, Hunter, water
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Wetlands Project-Hypothesis 7-Murrumbidgee

In the Murrumbidgee valley, fifteen wetlands distributed from upstream of Wagga Wagga to downstream of Hay were chosen for study by a stratified random process. Only floodplain billabongs and palaeochannel wetlands watered by river flows were studied.  

Watered wetlands were monitored for water quality, wetland invertebrates, hydrology, floodplain vegetation and frog communities from 1998-2001, 2005 and 2010.  

This dataset specifically pertains to the Murrumbidgee Catchment.



Note: If you would like to ask a question, make any suggestions, or tell us how you are using this dataset, please visit the NSW Water Hub which has an online forum you can join.

Tags: BIODIVERSITY, DCCEEW - Water, DCCEEW - Water Science, Ecosystem processes, FAUNA, SURFACE WATER, VEGETATION, Water quality
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy: Local Government Guide

Local governments exist to serve communities and are responsible for providing significant infrastructure services (e.g. transport, water and wastewater infrastructure, and community facilities) in a prudent, transparent and sustainable manner. This guide, which is structured around three priorities – Partner, Prepare, Provide – identified in the CIR Strategy, will assist local governments to implement the NSW Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy and the priority activities and actions.

Tags: Resilience NSW, critical infrastructure, critical infrastructure resilience strategy
Organization: NSW Government
Housing Supply

The latest data displayed on the Housing Supply Dashboard (https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/data-and-insights/housing-supply/housing-supply-dashboard) as it is updated, including:



Dwellings completed (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

Dwellings approved for construction (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

Dwellings approved for development (NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure)

Dwellings lodged for development (NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure)

Greenfield subdivision audit (NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure)

Greenfield precinct capacities (NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure)

Greenfield new lots (NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure; NSW Digital Cadastre)


Organization: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Proposed Alstonville Bypass : environmental impact statement

Construction and operation of a high standard single carriageway road generally between the intersections with the Bruxner Highway at Perrys Hill and Sneaths Road which bypasses the village of  Alstonville/Wollongbar. The proposal includes at grade intersections at each junction with the Bruxner Highway, regrading of Wardell Road and the diversion of Ellis Road. Service roads are to be provided to maintain access to local properties. The proposal includes the definition of a corridor of sufficient width to accommodate a dual carriageway, and environmental mitigation measures.(Working papers were prepared as separate documents.)

Tags: Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales
Organization: NSW Government
Review of environmental factors for proposed widening of the Western Distributor, Sydney

The Western Distributor is a major road that runs southwards from the Sydney Harbour Bridge, along the western edge of the Central Business District and around Darling Harbour as the gateway to the western suburbs. The distributor is in the form of an inclined viaduct from the Sydney Harbour Bridge approaches southwards and a roadway from 40 metres south of Erskine Street. This section of the distributor presently provides two lanes southbound and three lanes northbound. The proposal is to provide an additional southbound lane between King Street and Kent Street a total distance of approximately 760 metres. The additional southbound lane would be fitted by widening both the viaduct and roadway sections on eth west side of the distributor. A section of the southbound roadway under the Four Points Hotel would be widened on the west side to provide three lanes. These works would enable the reconfiguration of the carriageway to provide three lanes each way on the distributor with a central median barrier. A feature of the proposal is the fitting of coloured architectural element including cladding on the western side of the Western Distributor to improve visual amenity of the area. The proposal would improve traffic flow, safety and capacity for motorists along this section of the Western Distributor in line with the increased demand on the distributor. Some minor property acquisition and/or transgression into adjacent airspace may be required for the proposal subject to detailed design

Tags: Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales
Organization: NSW Government
Communicating road safety to the young pedestrian : evaluation of road safety resource material for infants schools : TARU 4/78

This is the second of two reports. The first, an exploratory research programme on communicating road safety information to the young pedestrian, indicated a need for road safety resource material which took into account the serious handicaps of children aged under eight years in the traffic environment. Production of such material began in December, 1976. The resulting road safety kit, entitled "Road Safety and Me", was distributed to forty schools in the Sydney Metropolitan Area, for appraisal by teachers in July, 1977. In addition, behavioural scientists from the Traffic Accident Research Unit assessed the manner in which teachers used the material. The road safety kit was enthusiastically received by teachers, some of whom suggested some technical modification of the kit prior to general distribution. Behavioural scientists noted that some teachers did not use the resource material to facilitate greater understanding of the traffic environment, nor did they appear to understand the importance of promoting physical skills as a means of increasing a child's ability to cope in the traffic environment. This indicated that attention should be given to further teacher training so that maximum pupil benefit may be obtained from the road safety resource material.

Tags: Department of Motor Transport, Traffic Accident Research Unit TARU
Organization: NSW Government
Removal of Barrington Bridge : review of environmental factors

Transport for NSW (Transport) propose to remove the existing timber bridge (Barrington Bridge) over the Barrington River which is located on Thunderbolts Way (the proposal).The proposal site is located about 500 metres west of Barrington in the Hunter Region of New South Wales (NSW).  The proposal would involve the following: ? 
* Removal of the existing timber bridge, including clearing of vegetation and minor earthworks on the eastern and western abutments for establishment of final landform ? 
* Stabilisation and rehabilitation of the works area ? 
* Installation of an interpretation area on the eastern side of the Barrington River. 

Tags: Transport for NSW
Organization: NSW Government
Newcastle Link Road from : F3 Sydney - Newcastle Freeway at Estelville to Wallsend : environmental impact statement : working papers

The DMR NSW proposes to construct a link road from the planned National Highway near Estelville (west of Newcastle) to the Newcastle District. Overall objectives are to provide a link road which will maximise the efficiency of traffic movements between the national highway and the Newcastle district while minimising any adverse impacts on the natural and social environment affected.

Tags: Department of Main Roads
Organization: NSW Government
Echuca-Moama Bridge Crossing (NSW) : addendum review of environmental factors

This addendum Review of Environmental Factors (REF) provides a detailed description of the potential environmental impacts associated with the modification proposed for the Echuca-Moama Bridge Crossing to achieve a more sustainable design and enable substantial cost savings. The proposed modification involves a reduction in the length of bridge structures and a consequent increase in length of the embankment adjoining the bridges. 
Construction activities of the modification include:
* Property acquisition - an additional area of about 1723 square metres (0.17 hectares) of land
outside the approved project boundary is required
* Removing vegetation
* An additional 20,000 cubic metres of material to be used in the adjustments to the abutments.
This addendum REF is to be read in conjunction with the Echuca-Moama Bridge Crossing REF, Echuca-Moama Bridge Crossing Submissions Report (29 April 2016), the Victorian Environmental Effects Statement (15 September 2015), and the earlier addendum REF (November 2019).

Tags: Transport for NSW
Organization: NSW Government
Additional high mounted rear brake lights as a possible countermeasure to rear-end traffic collisions : TARU 1/82

A brief examination is made of the likely mechanism of action for the reduction in rear-end collisions arising from the installation of a central high mounted rear brake light. It is argued that the extra light would provide an alerting stimulus to increase the likelihood that the following driver or rider respond at all, rather than to decrease their reaction time. The cost effectiveness of the introduction of such an additional brake light is estimated in an attempt to show that the light is a cost-effective countermeasure to collisions into the rear of cars and car derivatives.

Tags: Traffic Accident Research Unit TARU, Traffic Authority of New South Wales
Organization: NSW Government
M5 East traffic analysis : working paper no. 2 : analysis of options : final report

This working paper examines the traffic and transport implications of a range of options to extend the M5 Motorway eastwards from King Georges Road to the east of the Princes Highway. This paper describes likely land use changes that will influence travel in the M5 East Corridor. It then goes on to estimate future traffic demands on the corridor and to assess the likely effects of such traffic on various options for development of the M5 East. The forecasting of future travel demands is a complicated process because of the number of variables that influence travel. This paper accordingly starts out by describing the methods used to forecast and model future traffic levels. Section 2 describes the methodology used in this Working Paper. The expected travel demand changes in the future are described in Section 3. Section 4 looks at the motorway options. In Section 5, the results of the options analysis are set out. Section 6 presents the conclusions to the investigation.

Tags: Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales
Organization: NSW Government
Water Sharing Plans - Unregulated River Water Sources




This dataset contains best endeavours aggregation and depiction of unregulated river water sources derived from In Force Water Sharing Plans (WSP) for unregulated systems. Water sharing plans are legally binding plans made under the Water Management Act 2000. In order to determine a specific Water Sharing Plan boundary, the dataset can be aggregated using the Water_Sharing_Plan field.
A metadata and data quality statement, including lineage information, is available in the Documents section of the dataset homepage on the NSW SEED portal.

Tags: DCCEEW - Water, DCCEEW - Water Analytics, River, Water
Organization: Spatial Services (DCS)
Communicating road safety to the young pedestrian: an exploratory research programme : volume 1 : TARU 3/78

Young pedestrians have long been a major target for road safety propaganda partly due to their over-representation in pedestrian traffic crashes. The Australian Department of Transport in co-operation with the traffic and road safety authoritiies of the Australian States and Territories has been responsible for the production of education material utilising the fantasy animal character, Hector Cat, in communicating to children aged 5-8 years old. An exploratory research programme was developed to observe how children reacted to this educational material. ?Results along with child development literature indicated that, while subjects found Hector likeable, he was not as positive a model as was an authority or teaching figure in the reality-based area of traffic safety. Subjects were more involved with the story content than they were with the educational content of the Hector material. The Hector road safety film was unsuccessful in promoting safe road crossing behaviour amongst subjects. Finally, while subjects were able to correctly identify situations as either safe or dangerous, reasons given for these decisions created doubt as to subjects' comprehension of the concept of danger as it related to themselves. These findings suggest that future educational programmes would be more successful if they took into account the serious handicaps of children under 8 in the traffic environment, due to their physical immaturity and lack of experience in assessing traffic situations. Recommendations are made with regard to the types of changes which could be incorporated into future traffic safety education programmes directed at the young pedestrian.

Tags: Department of Motor Transport, Traffic Accident Research Unit TARU
Organization: NSW Government
Princes Highway upgrade : Termeil Creek : review of environmental factors : volume 2

Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) (formerly the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority) proposes to upgrade and realign about 1.6 kilometres of the Princes Highway at Termeil Creek (the proposal). This would include replacing the existing Termeil Creek Bridge with a new three span bridge. The Princes Highway would be realigned for about 1.1 kilometres north of the bridge and would be widened by about three metres for 0.5 kilometres south of the bridge. The proposal forms part of ongoing upgrades of the Princes Highway which is an important passenger and freight transport corridor and is a major route for tourism with peaks during holiday periods. The existing Termeil Creek Bridge is approaching the end of its practical life and the northern approach to the bridge has a substandard alignment and consequent safety concerns. The proposal is needed to improve the road safety and traffic efficiency of this section of road and would be in line with other road improvement activities on the Princes Highway The purpose of this review is to describe the proposal, to document the likely impacts of the proposal on the environmental and to detail protective measures to be implemented.

Tags: Roads and Maritime Services
Organization: NSW Government
Planning and evaluating pallative care services in NSW

NSW Health’s approach to planning and evaluating palliative care is not effectively coordinated. There is no overall policy framework for palliative and end-of-life care, nor is there comprehensive monitoring and reporting on services and outcomes. These are the main findings of a report released today by the Auditor-General for New South Wales, Margaret Crawford.

Tags: Audit Office of New South Wales, Ministry of Health
Organization: NSW Government
Works policy manual : preliminary document for discussion purposes

The establishment of the Roads and Traffic Authority has involved a considerable change in the corporate style and procedures from those which applied in the three previously existing organisations from which it was formed. Much of the change has arisen from the devolution of authority and increased emphasis on responsibility and accountability of individuals. In the area of the Authority's work functions, a need has been recognised for a manual setting out general policies in particular aspects of works organisation, execution and management. At the same time the manual should set out the objectives and procedures to be adopted in implementing these policies to ensure uniformity in approach throughout the State While circumstances may vary from Region to Region leading to some differences in approach, it is essential that basic philosophy, decisions and actions should be consistent. The uniformity sought is not to stifle enthusiasm, efficiency or effectiveness, but to ensure, in the application of management procedures and reporting, from the planning stage to the finalisation of works that uniform approaches are adopted so that corporate objectives are achieved. Similarly, uniformity in principle is required in dealing with the public and with outside bodies, including other public authorities. Comment is being sought from users in the Regions and from specialists and other stakeholders in the various Directorates. All comments received will be seriously considered and where appropriate, taken on board so that this Works Policy Manual when finalised will be a suitable guide for the Authority's works organisation in the 1990's. 

Tags: Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales
Organization: NSW Government
Planning for the bicycle

In November, 1976 the Geelong Bike Plan, the first major study undertaken in Australia into how cyclists could be provided for in existing built-up urban areas, was published. This Bike Plan proposed that the provision of physical facilities was not enough to bring about significant improvements in the safety of cyclists but should be complemented by a range of non-engineering programs designed to im- prove the road sense and behaviour of all bicycle riders. Out of this proposition grew the concept of the 4E's of comprehensive bicycle planning, i.e. Engineering, Education, Enforcement and Encouragement. Since the publication of the Geelong Bike Plan comprehensive bicycle studies based on the 4E's concept have been undertaken in Melbourne, Adelaide and Newcastle and from these studies, there has evolved a distinct planning method for the preparation of the engineering component of the work. The purpose of this Bulletin is to describe the method with the view of providing assistance and guidance to Local Government Authorities in the planning of bicycle transport systems. The Bulletin may also be useful to Universities, Colleges of Advanced Education and other tertiary institutions who wish to in- clude a unit on bicycle planning in an appropriate course stream.

Tags: Traffic Authority of New South Wales
Organization: NSW Government
NSW Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy Guide

The NSW Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy promotes critical infrastructure that can withstand shock events to continue operating; or be returned to service as soon as possible after any disruption; and respond to long-term stresses. Improved community resilience focuses on the role the community plays in building and maintaining its own resilience while contributing to Critical Infrastructure Resilience. 

Tags: Resilience NSW, critical infrastructure, critical infrastructure resilience strategy, resilience
Organization: NSW Government
IMEF REPORTS

The IMEF program generated multiple reports on program design, methodologies, and outcomes for environmental flow monitoring across NSW. Data was collected until 2012 in a range of aquatic systems affected by flow from regulated rivers. 

NB: This is a landing page. To access the datasets, expand the RELATED DATASETS tab.



Note: If you would like to ask a question, make any suggestions, or tell us how you are using this dataset, please visit the NSW Water Hub which has an online forum you can join.

Tags: BIODIVERSITY, DCCEEW - Water, DCCEEW - Water Science, Ecosystem processes, FAUNA, SURFACE WATER, VEGETATION, Water quality
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Evacuation Decision Guidelines for Private Health and Residential Care Facilities

The aim of this guideline is to build resilience of Private Health and Residential Care Facilities in times of an emergency. The guideline aims to ensure that evacuation of Private Health or Residential Care Facilities is undertaken only when there are clear indications to do so.

Tags: Resilience NSW, emergency management, evacuation decision guidelines for private health and residential care facilities, resilience
Organization: NSW Government
Pacific Highway upgrade : Bangalow to St Helena : environmental impact statement

The upgrade between Bangalow and St Helena is 4.7 kilometres in length. It commences at the northern end of Bangalow Bypass and follows the line of the existing Highway to the southern end of the Ewingsdale Interchange Project. The design includes two grade separated interchanges at Possum Creek Road and Fowlers Lane which would cater for traffic movements in all directions. They would provide for local traffic on Possum Creek Road, Sunnycrest Lane, Fowlers Lane and Coolamon Scenic Drive. Intersections at St Helena Road and Browns Crescent would remain at grade with the Highway

Tags: Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales
Organization: NSW Government
Sydney-Newcastle Freeway : Freeway F3 : Section : Mount White to Ourimbah : National Highway project No. 212A : environmental impact statement

The Sydney-Newcastle Freeway (F3) is planned as the principal road link between Sydney, the Gosford-Wyong area, and Newcastle. It will also form part of the inter-capital-city route for the National Highway between Sydney and Brisbane. The F3 has been constructed from Berowra to CaIga and construction has commenced on the Ourimbah to Wallarah Creek Interchange (north of Wyong) section. At present, highway travel between CaIga and Ourimbah is via the winding Pacific Highway which passes through the City of Gosford, or via the more circuitous Peats Ridge route. The level of traffic service is low on both highways and, because of the increasingly high traffic volumes encountered in the area and the capacity constraints on these highways, a freeway is required. The Commonwealth Government and the States are co-operating in the development of a declared system of National Highways. In reviewing funding allocations, the Commonwealth Department of Transport has nominated the Mt. White/Calga — Ourimbah section of National Highway as a high priority work. The project involves the construction of 21.3 kilometres of six- lane, dual carriageway road with interchanges at CaIga, Kariong, Somersby and Ourimbah, five million cubic metres of earthworks, the employment of a probable workforce of 350 persons, and eighteen bridges. The largest bridge, required for crossing Mooney Mooney Creek, will be 480 m long and have a waterway clearance of 73 m. This section of the proposed Freeway has a particularly high benefit/cost ratio (4.9/1) . It will reduce the travel distance on the Calga-Peats Ridge-Ourimbah route by 11.6 kilometres while reducing the travel distance between CaIga and Kariong by 4.8 kilometres for Gosford travellers. In compliance with the environmental policies of both the State and Commonwealth Governments, the Department of Main Roads, N.S.W., has undertaken comprehensive investigations into the environmental effects of the preferred route for the Freeway and of feasible alternatives. This Environmental Impact Statement presents particulars of these investigations.

Tags: Department of Main Roads
Organization: NSW Government