Let it flow: Floodgates to open in weeks

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.

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.

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.

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