A report has found the Flemington Racecourse flood wall raised water levels during 2022 floods.
residents were forced to abandon their homes after the Maribyrnong River peakedMelbourne Water found in its final report that the wall had increased flood extent across the catchment by one per cent.The Flemington Racecourse flood wall contributed to higher levels of flooding to homes.
"These properties were in a flood zone before the wall was constructed and the modelling work shows a small increase in depth to these homes, relative to the average depth during the flood of 80 centimetres in the township." "The Independent Review Panel does find the mitigation works put in place to offset the impact of the wall didn't perform as well as expected," she said.
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