When the Murray River floods, the 2½-kilometre earthen levee will protect hundreds of properties from inundation. But some will be left behind. VicFloods
A great earthen levee wall now runs down 2½ kilometres of Echuca’s suburban streets, separating parts of the city’s east from the rest of the regional centre.
“I know decisions have to be made. And that we’ve got the short end of the stick. I can’t do much about it, to be honest.” He spent time on Tuesday getting a boat and kayak ready. “It supports the critical functioning of infrastructure for the community, including but not limited to things like the wastewater treatment plant,” he said.“We are conscious of the impact on those houses. We understand that people in those houses would be most upset,” he said. “However, during emergencies, there are decisions that need to be made in the interests of everybody.”
Echuca East neighbours Julie Golledge and Peter Mitchell at the levee under construction in front of their properties. The levee will protect homes on the other side of the street but could leave theirs in the “Murray pool”.“Emotionally, it’s really frustrating,” said Julie Golledge, whose Pakenham Street home is likely to be inundated.“My floor level’s at 96 [metres], so we should be right,” said Bernie Southern, whose heavily sandbagged home looks out onto the levee at Pakenham Street.
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