Logan City Council continues to work on a number of flood risk priority matters to progress the City of Logan's new draft planning scheme, Logan Plan.
Mayor Jon Raven said keeping the community informed as work progressed was the highest priority for Council.
"There is a huge amount of work to be done, which will take some time, but we will make sure the community is kept up to date at every step." Mayor Raven said.
"We have set up a dedicated flood map page on Council's website, which provides a list of milestones and a communication timeline for the next 12 months, along with a history of flood mapping in Logan and frequently asked questions.
"This page will be updated as work progresses, and you can subscribe to the page to receive email notifications every time it is updated.
"We know how much this matters to community and we will continue to transparently share information as we progress Logan Plan."
As agreed in December, Council is continuing to investigate the following flood risk matters:
- Low flood risk areas: investigate changes to better communicate the purpose and regulatory role in the planning scheme
- High flow areas: investigate allowing open structures, such as carports, where safely designed and the floodplain function is protected
- Small-scale house extensions: investigate an increase in area for the small-scale threshold without requiring an assessment against the Flood Overlay Code
- Isolation and evacuation: review and investigate an increase in the shelter-in-place allowance from 36 hours for new homes or additional bedrooms on existing residential lots
- Dry (ephemeral) creeks and minor gullies: investigate alternate options for communicating and managing risk in ephemeral creeks and minor gullies
- Flood Portal: explore improvements to the Logan Flood Portal and Property Flood Report to achieve a more user-friendly experience for the community, while preserving the portal's use for industry customers.
Last week, Council engaged with the Transform Logan Community Reference Panel on options for how information is presented in the Logan Flood Portal.
Mayor Raven said making relevant information more accessible was Council's aim.
"The Community Reference Panel offered some really interesting insights about how we could present this information," he said.
"Our team is now working through the feedback, and we will take it out to the broader community for their feedback in March through a city-wide Have Your Say survey."
Council continues to review the more than 4000 submissions received during community consultation on the draft Logan Plan in September and October 2025.
