UNCOVERED: Echuca - The Untold Story

Vic faces wettest January days as floodwaters shift

Victoria's first nine days of 2024 have broken January records dating back more than 120 years as floodwaters continue to flow, impacting communities.

AAP · Jan 9, 2024

Echuca Distillery's agave wins at San Francisco World Spirits competition — just don't call it tequila

Hidden near the banks of the Murray River in northern Victoria is a small distillery batting way above its average on the global scale.

ABC News · May 22, 2023

Thunderstorm asthma warnings issued for northern and north central Victoria as wet weather predicted

The Victorian Department of Health says the greatest risk is in the north central and northern country districts, which include regional centres Bendigo, Shepparton, Echuca and Castlemaine.

ABC News · Nov 12, 2022

Victoria's flood disaster continues to unfold as Murray River floodwater moves west, affecting Echuca, Swan Hill and Koondrook

Border communities are continuing to brace themselves as Victoria's flood emergency continues to impact the state's north, with more evacuation warnings issued over the weekend.

ABC News · Nov 6, 2022

Victoria rain eases, river threat remains

It is still not safe to return to the northern Victorian town of Echuca, but flood levels are expected to drop from major to moderate overnight.

AAP · Nov 3, 2022

Floods are natural, but human decisions make disasters. We need to reflect on the endless cycles of blame

As the Victorian city of Echuca prepared for flooding this week, the council moved rapidly to build a temporary earthen levee as others sandbagged. This kept some homes dry, likely worsened flooding in others, and prompted blame from many sides.

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2022

Echuca resident hints at legal action over makeshift levee that leaves some homes at risk of flooding

The levee was built early last week, with authorities saying its location was based on flood modelling, but some residents now fear their insurers won't pay up.

ABC News · Oct 25, 2022

Authorities optimistic the worst has passed in Echuca as floodwaters peak on the Murray River

Echuca resident Elisha is determined to save her aunt's house, which is on the wrong side of the town's 2.5km-long flood levee. In Kerang, a local says most people are in good spirits as they wait for floodwaters to recede.

ABC News · Oct 24, 2022

Authorities defend Echuca flood levee

Residents hit out at a decision to pump floodwater towards houses in the Victorian town of Echuca as authorities defended a controversial levee.

AAP · Oct 24, 2022

Moree assesses flood damage as the Murray River peaks in Echuca with more wet weather on the way

Woman’s body found in flood waters, as heavy rainfall continues across New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland

The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2022