Riverine Herald photographer Steve Huntley snapped Echuca East as it prepares for rising floodwaters.
Waiting: Pakenham St residents Julie and Peter Golledge survey the flood levee.
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Steve Huntley
Eyes on: Bowen St, Echuca resident Bernie Southern looks on at the levee works.
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Steve Huntley
Powering through: Levee works in Echuca East.
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Steve Huntley
Working overtime: Excavators continue levee works on Bowen St.
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Steve Huntley
Rising: The Murray River creeps up on the Echuca East flood levee at Bowen St, Echuca.
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Steve Huntley
Dry road only: Signs submerged at Pakenham St, Echuca.
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Steve Huntley
Stacking up: Volunteers sandbag a house on Goulburn Rd in Echuca.
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Steve Huntley
Delivery: More sand is delivered to the Echuca levee bank.
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Steve Huntley
Protection: Helpers continue sandbagging efforts on Goulburn Rd, Echuca.
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Steve Huntley
Working hard: Volunteers work hard to sandbag a house in Echuca’s East.
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Steve Huntley
Creeping up: The Murray River rising at the Bowen St, Echuca levee.
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Steve Huntley
Widespread flooding: Aerial photos of bushland in Moama.
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Steve Huntley
Encroaching: The Campaspe River by the Beechworth Bakery.
Hard work: Ted and John McGowen assist in sandbag operations.
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Steve Huntley
Ready: Echuca resident Lee Kavanagh at the site of extensive flood preparations.
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Steve Huntley
Under water: The Northern Hwy roundabout, and beyond it a flooded Warren St.
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Steve Huntley
Toeing the line: An excavator continues work on the Echuca East flood levee.
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Steve Huntley
Lost property: A trailer fell victim to Echuca floodwaters.
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Steve Huntley
Climbing: Floodwaters threaten a property in Echuca.
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Steve Huntley
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