The Goulburn River at Shepparton reaches almost 12 metres and is still rising as residents fill sandbags to protect properties. Follow the day’s news live
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Here’s the latest report from Australian Associated Press on the flooding.
Several swollen Victorian rivers are predicted to peak as flooding affecting thousands of people in the state’s north worsens.