Share your knowledge, experience and ideas about natural hazards in Singleton
Share your local knowledge and experiences of natural hazards, such as bushfires and flooding, and your ideas for reducing risk and building community capacity in your community.
Your input will help shape a strategy for reducing disaster risks in Singleton with practical actions to strengthen community capacity and protect what matters.
You can help us:
- Better understand how natural hazards – including flooding, bushfire, heat, storms and earthquakes – affect our towns, villages and region
- Identify and prioritise actions to reduce risk
- Recognise local strengths that can support community capacity
Feedback closes on 31 May 2026.
We’re looking for information about:
- Your Experiences: Share your experiences (including photos) of natural hazards in the region, including areas affected, impacts on people, property and the environment
- Access & Connectivity: Roads/areas that are difficult to travel or reach, or affect evacuation or access to services during disasters, or where phone/internet is poor
- Community Capacity & Strengths: Such as community groups, resilience teams, safe spaces, or local facilities and resources that assist during disasters
- At-Risk Areas: Identify areas that are more at-risk from natural hazards such as places with vulnerable buildings/infrastructure, limited support, or environmental issues such as erosion
- Risk Reduction Actions: Share your ideas/examples of actions that could reduce disaster risk, including any works or actions already happening or possible actions that could help protect people and property
- Important Places or Services: What is it important to protect such as natural areas, cultural landmarks, or essential services like water, power and communication.
How to have your say
In person
We’re inviting local residents to share their local knowledge, experiences and ideas about natural hazards in the area. Your insights into events such as flooding, bushfires, storms, heat waves and earthquakes can help us better understand the risks facing our community and identify practical actions to reduce those risks and strengthen local resilience.
We’d love to hear about your experiences during past events, places that may be difficult to access or evacuate, areas you think are at risk, and what local strengths or resources help the community during emergencies. You’re welcome to drop in and chat with Council staff at our upcoming sessions:
| Location |
Date |
Time |
| Whittingham Hall |
19 March 2026 |
10.30am - 12.30pm |
| Mount Olive Community Hall |
24 March 2026 |
4 - 6pm |
| Putty Community Hall |
11 April 2026 |
10 - 11.30am |
| Hunter Regional Livestock Exchange |
15 April 2026 |
8.30 - 10.30am |
Online
- Visit the link below to provide your input via our social pinpoint mapping exercise
- Email Council at council@singleton.nsw.gov.au or our consultants GHD at contact@ghd.com
- Call 1800 066 243
Have your say
FAQs
About the Strategy
Singleton Council has received funding under the Australian Government’s Disaster Ready Fund to develop a Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy (Strategy) and Action Plan for the Singleton Local Government Area.
This strategy will provide a shared vision and whole-of-community roadmap for reducing disaster risk in the region, supporting Council, community service organisations, and affected communities to mitigate increasing natural hazard disaster risks due to climate change.
This new Strategy will inform future planning proposals within the study area over the medium and long term, ensuring that future development and decision-making support community resilience and do not adversely impact adjoining communities. The Strategy and Action Plan will guide Council’s approach to identifying, assessing, and reducing disaster risks, embedding disaster preparedness and resilience into all planning and development activities for the benefit of Singleton’s residents and neighbouring communities.