Authorities will release water from Lake Colac in a fortnight for the first time in almost 30 years, as the lake’s water level continues to rise.
Let it flow: Floodgates to open in weeks
CREEPING LAKE: Lake Colac is already encroaching on neighbouring land, and opening the Lough Calvert scheme will aim to prevent floods. Pictured is a farm fence near Meredith Park.