Flood

Horsham Rural City Council Flood Emergency Plan.pdf

Horsham Local Flood Guide.pdf(PDF, 559KB)

Natimuk Local Flood Guide.pdf(PDF, 1MB) 

The Natimuk Flood Intelligence Card(PDF, 1MB) contains information on which properties in Natimuk are likely to be subjected to flooding and a tool to estimate the likelihood of flooding given certain rainfall.

The Wimmera Catchment Management Authority has conducted a number of flood studies and prepared flood maps for flood affected townships in the municipality. They are all available on the Wimmera CMA website.

For flood or storm emergency assistance call 132 500

In a life threatening emergency call 000

Bag it - Get your sandbags ready and in place to prevent water from entering your property.

Block it - Block drains, toilets and doorways.

Lift it - Lift your valuables up high.

Leave - Make your way to a safe destination as soon as possible.

Links to help you plan and prepare for a flood

• Victoria State Emergency Service website
• Sandbagging instructions
• How to prepare for a flood
• Department of Health website
• Better Heath Channel website
• Wimmera Catchment Management Authority website

Wimmera Emergency Management Team resources

The Wimmera Emergency Management Team has developed some important resources to help you to prepare and plan for emergency events such as flood:

• Wimmera Emergency Management Team Resources
• Wimmera 72 Website
  
  

Stay informed

Local news
ABC Local Radio (594AM), Ace Radio 3WM (1089AM), Mixx FM (101.3 or 98.5), Sky News TV

VicEmergency
1800 226 226 (free call) or www.emergency.vic.gov.au

Victoria State Emergency Service
www.ses.vic.gov.au

Country Fire Authority
www.cfa.org.au

Bureau of Meteorology
www.bom.gov.au