As floods threaten Echuca, a fellow Victorian warned: 'Sandbag to worst-case scenario, then go higher' | Kate Burke

Time will tell whether the water takes us over. But perhaps the biggest risk is complacency or denialSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityI never imagined I'd be a traffic controller on the main route into my home town of Echuca. But that's how I spent nine hours on Sunday alongside other volunteers and emergency services staff: managing local roads.On Monday, I was shocked to hear that my town may be in for a one-in-1,000-year flood event. Emergency Management Victoria representatives told us: "There are things that are happening that have never been recorded before. So I am not sugarcoating this. This is serious." Continue reading...