These flood-damaged homes won't be inhabitable for 18 months, but Emergency Recovery Victoria says the temporary accommodation runs out in August as the shelter is only a 'short-term solution'.
About 200 residents displaced by floods at Rochester in northern Victoria are living in a temporary village at ElmoreEmergency Recovery Victoria says the site was "only ever intended to be a short-term solution"
Despite the joy of the day, Ms Newton says she will not be able to keep one devastating thought from her mind. While this may seem a long way away, many residents are not expecting their homes to be habitable for up to 18 months.Lyn Newton says her home won't be ready to return to for 18 months.The temporary village of caravans and portable accommodation buildings was set up at the Elmore Field Days site following flooding that displaced hundreds of people from their home in Rochester.
She said the staff there had gone "above and beyond" to make their experience positive, and she did not know where she would live otherwise."We are all feeling a bit of anxiety and are anxious to know what is going to happen," she said.'Short-term solution'
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