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Victoria floods: affected communities urged to prepare up to three days of supplies

A watch and act alert is in place along the Goulburn River from Murchison and Shepparton to south of Lake Eildon.

We're not expecting the levels of October 2022 which is pleasing, but there will still be a significant amount of water around and we're asking community to be really vigilant and have that awareness of what's happening.