The City of Gosnells Smart Drainage program has now gained national recognition, scooping up an accolade at the 38th National Awards for Local Government.
The program, which uses smart technologies to improve the way drainage is managed in the City, claimed victory in the Disaster Readiness and Recovery category.
Mayor Terresa Lynes attended the awards ceremony at the Australian Council of Local Government Gala Dinner in Canberra, where she accepted the City’s award from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
“It has been great to see the City of Gosnells recognised on a national level for this successful, innovative and effective project, which has positively impacted residents and businesses across the City,” she said.
The technologies implemented as part of the program include tractor-mounted CCTV to investigate inside pipes and push cameras to spaces the tractor cannot reach.
Other features include Ground Penetrating Radar to identify and accurately size voids in the soil surrounding damaged pipes, expanding foam technology to fill those voids and flow meters linked to texting software so the City’s drainage crews are called to the site before it floods.
The City will continue to roll out the flow-meter technology across recognised high-risk flooding locations within local boundaries.
“With two major rivers, the Canning and Southern rivers, and large wetland areas within the City’s boundaries, it is critical to ensure the City’s drainage system is effective,” Mayor Lynes said.
“The Smart Drainage program has modernised the City’s drainage system, bringing many tasks that were previously outsourced to contractors in-house, and providing a more costeffective and safer way of maintaining drainage across the City.”
