Floods

  • Call for flood upgrade to Forrest road

    Polwarth MP Richard Riordan has called for urgent action to prevent flooding from causing closures of the Birregurra-Forrest Road.

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  • Dam that’s an amazing sight

    Forrest’s West Barwon Reservoir is overflowing for the first time in seven years, with minor flooding causing the closure of a nearby road.

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  • Landslips and flood at Skenes

    Almost 200mm of rain in the Otways has led to road closures, creeks bursting their banks and a waterfall to reach spectacular proportions.

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  • Campers’ cars caught in flood

    Campers were unable to move their cars in time as rising floodwater inundated a car park at Cumberland River this week.

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  • Cressy streets flood in storm

    Cressy residents say it’s the worst storm they’ve ever seen. And it was over just as quickly as it came.

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  • Colac ‘lucky’ to escape storm damage

    Water inundated Colac streets during a weekend storm, but there was no major damage to homes.

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  • Quick action after floods

    A flood wasn’t exactly the welcome that Helene and Chris Bell were hoping for when they moved from Corunnun to Colac in July.

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  • Flood cleanup for iconic hall

    Volunteers have been mopping up Colac’s iconic “log cabin” Scout hall, after the Barongarook Creek flooded, filling the hall with mud and damaging electrical equipment.

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