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Nathalia flood levee activated as precaution

By Murray Silby

Oct 17, 2022

Levee up: Nathalia's flood levee in action on Sunday. Photo: Jan Cooper.

Moira Shire Council says it has activated the Nathalia Levee as a precautionary measure ahead of possible flooding.

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The council said on Sunday morning that works were under way to set up the levee.

“We want to assure the community that this is a precautionary measure and that there is no current warning or risk for the town,” the council said.

In action: Nathalia’s temporary levee in use during floods in 2012. Photo by Simon Bingham

“The levee can take days and a lot of manpower to become fully operational, so we are preparing in the chance the situation escalates quickly.

“We are asking the community to be alert, not alarmed.”

A town hall meeting will be held in Numurkah at 5.30pm Monday night (October 17) at the Numurkah Town Hall, but at this stage the town is not expected to flood.

“The 2012 flood event was an overland flash flood, at the moment it’s a riverine event which is very different,” an incident control centre spokesperson in Shepparton said.

“There is currently no risk to the community.”

The council also encouraged residents to download the Vic Emergency App or monitor the website: https://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond for the most up-to-date emergency information.