Victorian floods: Charlton township 'on edge' as Avoca River rises

By Emily Woods
Updated September 18 2016 - 1:13am, first published 12:27am
A flooded playground near the Avoca River in Charlton on Saturday, Photo: John Shaw.
A flooded playground near the Avoca River in Charlton on Saturday, Photo: John Shaw.
The Avoca River in Charlton continues to rise, it had reached 7.5m by 12pm Saturday. Photo: John Shaw
The Avoca River in Charlton continues to rise, it had reached 7.5m by 12pm Saturday. Photo: John Shaw
Residents check out floodwater in the riverside Victorian town of Charlton, which was at 7.51m on Saturday morning. Photo: Joe Armao
Residents check out floodwater in the riverside Victorian town of Charlton, which was at 7.51m on Saturday morning. Photo: Joe Armao
A long stretch of the Great Ocean Road remains closed. Photo: VicRoads
A long stretch of the Great Ocean Road remains closed. Photo: VicRoads
A house on the edge of the Avoca river as the flood waters rise at Charlton on Friday. Photo: Joe Armao
A house on the edge of the Avoca river as the flood waters rise at Charlton on Friday. Photo: Joe Armao
Premier Daniel Andrews visited Charlton on Friday. Photo: Joe Armao
Premier Daniel Andrews visited Charlton on Friday. Photo: Joe Armao

River levels in the East Wimmera town of Charlton remained high on Saturday afternoon, with the local community "on edge" ahead of more predicted rainfall on Tuesday.

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