Melbourne weather: More rain ahead for flooded state

By Steve Lillebuen
Updated September 12 2016 - 9:08am, first published September 11 2016 - 8:54pm
Pole sitting as the Glenelg River broke its banks and caused flooding around Casterton. Photo: Gill Fry Photography
Pole sitting as the Glenelg River broke its banks and caused flooding around Casterton. Photo: Gill Fry Photography
Glenelg Inn publican Troy Robbins and his children Marlee and Nate sit on sandbags outside the hotel at Casterton.  Photo: Everard Himmlereich
Glenelg Inn publican Troy Robbins and his children Marlee and Nate sit on sandbags outside the hotel at Casterton. Photo: Everard Himmlereich
Nigretta Falls near Hamilton in west Victoria after the heavy rains. Photo: Gill Fry Photography
Nigretta Falls near Hamilton in west Victoria after the heavy rains. Photo: Gill Fry Photography
Portland-Casterton Road, Sandford, is flooded. Photo: Troy Robbins
Portland-Casterton Road, Sandford, is flooded. Photo: Troy Robbins
Hamilton and Warrnambool SES volunteers at the sandbag collection point next to the rising Glenelg River at Casterton.  Photo: Everard Himmelreich
Hamilton and Warrnambool SES volunteers at the sandbag collection point next to the rising Glenelg River at Casterton. Photo: Everard Himmelreich

It will be a wet start to the week for Victoria, with further rain adding to the flooding threat that has gripped the state's west.

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