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Hayley ElgSenior reporter

Hayley is the senior reporter for Leader covering news right across Victoria. She previously worked on the police and court rounds at The Courier newspaper in Ballarat.

Hayley Elg

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Ruby, 11 and Grandfather Hugh, 84Echuca prepares for the impending floods from both the Murray River and the Campaspe River. Authorities have started building a Levy and also lifting an existing levy, cutting some parts of the community off. Picture: Jason Edwards

Help for flood-affected students, Echuca on high alert

The Andrews government has announced support to VCE students and free kinder in flood-ravaged areas, while Echuca is bracing for more flooding.

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Myles BoalJane BoalValerie Myers Ronnie MyersAll live on Moama St, Echuca Echuca prepares for the impending floods from both the Murray River and the Campaspe River. Authorities have started building a Levy and also lifting an existing levy, cutting some parts of the community off. Picture: Jason Edwards

‘You’re buggered’: Heartbreaking acceptance of looming flood loss

Residents have resigned themselves to losing everything, saying they’ve been “abandoned” as their little slice of Echuca, unprotected by the flood levee, prepares to go under.

Leader

Peter Kyne home is at a low point. Monday 17th floods flooding. Echuca prepares for a second rise in water levels as water from the Murray River meets the Campaspe backing up both. The ads and locals pitch in. Picture: Jason Edwards

Fears for home in ‘low spots’ as ADF moves in

Residents hold grave concerns for their properties in low lying areas near the Campaspe and Murray rivers as the army moves in to help with sandbagging.

Leader

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NCA NewsWire, Sunday, 9 October 2022Weir Reserve PenrithNSW Picture: NCA NewsWire / Monique Harmer

Farmers worried for stranded livestock

Anxious farmers say Goulburn-Murray Water’s decision to release more water from the Lake Eildon catchment is putting livestock at risk.

LiveLeader

Murchison residents told to evacuate

People living in Murchison should evacuate immediately as the flood crisis worsens in the Goulburn Valley, with Wangaratta residents also facing a nervous wait. Read the latest.

UpdatedLeader

Faces of the floods: Human stories of the disaster

An elderly couple who couldn’t leave their home, rescues of the communities most vulnerable and families sticking together. These are the human stories behind the Victorian floods.

UpdatedVictoria

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 13 2022, A flooded road is closed at the intersection of Punt Road and Gough Street in Richmond.Picture: NCA NewsWire /Brendan Beckett

Flash floods cause havoc on Melbourne’s roads

Flash flooding caused havoc on dozens of Melbourne’s roads during peak-hour, creating dangerous conditions for drivers.

Leader

Generic set up. Smashed beer, alcohol, drunk. Picture: Brendan Francis

Drunk assaults man with pole

A Cockatoo man smashed a glass stubbie over a man’s head before swinging a wooden pole at his son during a late night fracas.

Leader

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 04, 2021: A Metro train runs on the existing track next to the rail duplication project at the Cranbourne rail line in Melbourne's outer south-east. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Woman thrown onto train tracks in vicious assault

A drunk carpenter has admitted to repeatedly punching a man and stomping on his head during a train station robbery.

Leader

WorkSafe has charged the operator of this car wash, where a 73 year old died after becoming crushed

Delays plague car wash death case

A company has been accused of failing to protect customers after a man was crushed in a Springvale car wash.

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