The government’s report slaps our insurance industry over the wrists without enforcing change. For flood-prone areas,that means waiting for 2022 to repeat itself.
The Melbourne Cup tour and one of the race’s most famous winners,Michelle Payne,brought some much-needed joy to the town of Rochester on Friday.
Residents of a flooded retirement village face being marooned in homes rendered unsellable after a new report confirmed serious planning errors,yet rejected a government buyback scheme.
The AFL has poured millions of dollars into local community clubs across the country to help them recover from extreme weather events driven by the impacts of climate change.
Melbourne Water told Kensington residents it was up to them to make sense of complex new Maribyrnong River modelling data.
Property experts say house prices in the estate could fall by up to 20 per cent following Melbourne Water’s revised modelling for the Maribyrnong River catchment.
The wall raised water levels for at least 240 homes in Maribyrnong during 2022’s downpour,including some homes that likely would have avoided inundation if it had not been built.
As climate change increases the severity and frequency of natural disasters,insurance companies face pressure to improve the handling of their claims.
Record downpours led to flooding in central Victoria that damaged homes,cut roads and swamped farmland. These images show how the wall of brown water changed the landscape.
A tropical storm has brought heavy rain to Victoria again,while Melbourne motorists have been warned of challenging road conditions amid flash floods and low visibility.
After two floods in 15 months,residents of the central Victorian town are exhausted and angry,and want an answer to their question:what should be done to protect locals from the next big deluge?