Hayley Elg

Senior reporter at News Corp. Former police and court reporter at the @ballaratcourier. Tips? [email protected]

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My first day commuting into work from Melbourne’s west via PT in two weeks (buses had been replacing trains) and of course there are major @metrotrains delays.

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Awful imagery in here. @OscarsLaw
https://t.co/YXtC6Y0Ig9

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@Tito_Ambyo @JarniBlakkarly @BonnieBarkmeyer @thommonaghan @ClaudiasEyes @sarahbooth_14 Thanks Tito!

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@media_brittany Great job 👏

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More than 45 kids with life-threatening illnesses are enjoying a fun-filled weekend at the 25th annual Cops N Kids camp in Ballarat this weekend.
Story: https://t.co/nPYi0Mhi4G @theheraldsun @VictoriaPolice

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Contractors have continued work on the 2.5km levee around parts of Echuca overnight. They are now putting the finishing touches on the massive project, with residents hoping it will be enough to protect their homes from the rising Murray River #echuca #vicfloods #victoriafloods

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@JennaPrice It is 95m above sea level. Some areas, like Echuca, are measured in Australian Height Datum.

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Works to build and increase on the height of a flood levee in Echuca have been undertaken throughout the night and are continuing this morning. #vicfloods #victoriafloods

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There are fears this Echuca road is going to burst open. Just up the road, the CFA and Army is helping residents sandbag along the edge of the Campaspe River which backs on to homes #vicfloods #victoriafloods

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Newstead resident Jodie Hicks tells me this part of town is “unrecognisable”. The water has gone down significantly since yesterday, but is still blocking the road to Maryborough. #vicfloods #victoriafloods

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Responding to dozens of flood rescue calls yesterday, authorities have pleaded with people not to “walk, drive or play in floodwaters”.

“This is incredibly dangerous and may be the last decision you ever make.”

Remember it only takes 15cm of flowing water to float a small car.

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Late yesterday the SES told me the situation was now being described as a “major flood emergency”, with campaign floods expected to continue for the next four to six weeks. Stay safe everyone. #vicfloods #victoriafloods

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@merry89719281 The Midland Hwy? I didn’t go as far as Huntly but I believe it was open all the way through, yes.

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The Midland Highway is flooding on both sides of the road through Epsom, including on people’s driveways. #vicfloods #victoriafloods

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Emily Street in Seymour has flooded after the latest rain deluge. Residents of the Seymour township have been ordered by Vic Emergency to evacuate. #vicfloods

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These cows don’t seem fussed by the deluge.

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One family woke up to flooded paddocks this morning. Read more in our rolling coverage here: https://t.co/R9HlPTaQs2

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Sheepwash creek, near Mandurang at Bendigo, has flooded out on to neighbouring properties. #vicfloods #victoriafloods

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Phillip Berry, President of Strathfieldsaye Soccer Club, says the club’s pitch has been “inundated”. #vicfloods #victoriafloods

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Rotary Park in Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo. #vicfloods #victoriafloods