Several roads are impacted by flood water. Please do not take unnecessary risks and never drive through flood waters.
Learn what Council is doing to help protect and restore local estuaries, lagoons and wetlands.
Find out about Council monitoring and rehabilitation projects to protect and improve river health.
This project aimed to assess the health of coastal catchments andcontribute scientific information about the Macleay catchment.
The Coastal Management Program sets out the long-term strategy for the coordinated management for the Kempsey LGA coastal zones with a focus of fulfilling the objectives of the Coastal Management Act (2016). The CMP will aid Kempsey Shire Council to identify, understand, prepare for and respond to the uncertainties of a changing coastal estuarine environment.
The Lower Macleay River Floodplain Risk Management Plan will outline a range of measures to manage existing, future and residual flood risks effectively and provide a prioritised implementation strategy in the event of a flood emergency.