A monitoring bore will be installed and new studies will be conducted by Kempsey Shire Council to protect the Stuarts Point community from future flooding.
Kempsey Shire Council Mayor Leo Hauville joined Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke in Stuarts Point on Sunday to announce the $300,000 project.
Mayor Leo Hauville said the grant will enable Council to investigate groundwater, stormwater and flood risk in the Stuarts Point and the surrounding area.
"Groundwater levels in Stuarts Point rise quickly and fall slowly and Council is constantly monitoring these levels, particularly during periods of wet weather", said Mayor Hauville.
"This funding is a welcome assistance in understanding and working to devise a plan to reduce future flooding risk in the area."
The project will also look to install a new monitoring bore to study information on stormwater groundwater closer to the main township.
Minister Steph Cooke said the project is being funded through the NSW Government's Disaster Risk Reduction Fund.
"We know the Stuarts Point community has faced the challenge of flooding over the past 12 months, and the NSW Government is working with Council to put in place the physical equipment and plans needed to make this community safer and stronger," Ms Cooke said.
"The monitoring bore will mitigate existing and future flooding risks in the local area, while the development of a groundwater study, stormwater study and flood risk management plan will help guide future decision-making.
"I want to thank Kempsey Shire Council for working with us to reduce the risks faced by Stuarts Point residents when future disasters strike.
"We know that every mitigation project and strategy put in place now will ensure we are better prepared for future floods, storms and other emergencies."
$28.8 million of the Disaster Risk Reduction Fund has been targeted at initiatives led by community organisations, councils, Local Aboriginal Land Councils, joint organisations of councils and not-for-profit organisations that make local communities safer in the future.
