A reader can search by a local question or topic instead of scanning the full report from the beginning.
Case study · Public-information website
Turning a long flood review into answers Manning Valley locals can inspect.
This public project translates the NSW Parliament review into searchable plain-English questions while keeping every important answer connected to the source report.
The problem
What needed to improve.
The official review is more than 100 pages long and covers recovery centres, grants, councils, farmers, homes, volunteers, planning and mental health. A local reader may need one answer without knowing the report's chapter structure.
A simplified guide also had to preserve trust. Summaries needed direct evidence links and clear language explaining that Parliament's inquiry page and report remain the official sources.
The work
What was actually built or changed.
- Created searchable plain-English answer cards around the questions local readers are likely to ask.
- Linked each answer to relevant local report pages and the official NSW Parliament inquiry.
- Published summaries of all 15 findings and references to the review's 23 recommendations.
- Generated 115 page-level HTML routes from structured report data so a source opens at the relevant page.
- Added topic filters for funding, community, councils, homes and mental health.
- Kept a local PDF copy available for reading while clearly identifying the official source.
Observable outcome
The improvement we can support.
Every report page has a stable, directly linkable route in the generated site.
The guide visibly separates its plain-English explanation from the official parliamentary source.
The outputs above are verified from the generated site. This case study does not claim visitor numbers or community impact that have not been measured.