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The 2022 south eastern Australia floods are a series of floods that have occurred in south-eastern Australia [nb 1] since October 2022. [6] Some towns experienced the highest river peaks in decades, [7] and many places saw rivers peak multiple times. The floods were attributed to excess torrential rain caused by La Niña and a negative Indian ...
Geelong News for Belmont, Highton and Wandana Heights for 30 August 2006. The Geelong News is a free weekly paper delivered to houses in the Geelong region in Victoria, Australia. It is published on Wednesdays with a circulation of over 70,000 copies. The focus of most stories are local community issues and sport.
Despite the aid efforts, there was rising criticism from those impacted by the floods that the government was too slow to act in sending in defence troops to help them. As of 8 March, more than $282 million in disaster payments to flood victims were paid to 242,000 people ($157 million to victims in NSW and $125 million to those in Queensland).
1995 1995 Geelong and Southern Victoria Floods (incl Landslides) Dead= Injured=3 Affected=20000 Homeless=200 Est Cost=$0M resources - EMA disasters database 1996 1996 Coastal, Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales Floods Dead=5 Injured=20 Affected=10000 Homeless=400 Est Cost=$31M
The VCA was formally abolished on 31 March 2004, and on 1 April, the PoMC became the channel management authority for Melbourne, while the VRCA was set up to manage the channels of the ports of Geelong, Portland and Hastings. [1] Its inaugural CEO was Ian Scott, the last CEO of the VCA, and its chairman was Michael Dowling. [2]
The Flood Watch, which advises residents to "be prepared" as conditions are forecast to be "favorable for flooding," is set to be in place through Wednesday, Dec. 6. Immediate action is not ...
Since 1925, flooding has been minor with the exception of floods in 1974 and in December 2010, when the river rose to 10.2 metres (33 ft) at Gundagai. [4] The Gundagai floods of 25 June 1852 were some of the worst to ever hit Australia. [5] By 24 June the township was isolated and incredibly wet, with almost three weeks of heavy rain.
Near Geelong, four people were drowned trying to cross the flooded Barwon River at Winchelsea. The floods had a major impact upon agriculture in the region, with many crops in the Western District completely destroyed through being soaked - not only during the floods, but also before they reached their peak. [ 7 ]