Thousands of people have been displaced by floodwaters moving downstream across Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales.
Let's take a look at the biggest updates in each state.
Where to find emergency assistance and information
- For emergency assistance, contact the SES on 132 500
- If your life is at risk, call Triple Zero (000) immediately
- You can find the latest NSW evacuation orders here, the latest Victorian evacuation orders here, and the latest Tasmanian evacuation orders here
- For the latest weather updates visit the Bureau of Meteorology
Listen to ABC Local Radio for regular updates:
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ABC Sydney on 702am or online
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ABC Melbourne on 774am or online
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ABC Hobart on 936am or online
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Search for a different frequency using the ABC Radio Finder
Victoria
Several emergency warnings ordering residents to move to higher ground were issued on Monday night for areas downstream of the Campaspe River, as well as in parts of:
- Wharparilla
- Fair Dell
- Kanyapella South
- Koyuga
- Nanneella
More than 11,000 people across Victoria have already applied for emergency relief payments as the flood crisis threatens to stretch out for several weeks.
Conditions appear to have stabilised in the regional hub of Shepparton, however Echuca residents are on high alert for a second flood peak.
Echuca, which is in Victoria's north, fared better than expected in the flood peak from the Campaspe River, but another peak from the Murray River is on its way on Wednesday.
Residents were on Monday scrambling to safeguard their properties from potential inundation by building a 2 kilometre flood levee through the town.
Echuca is facing a one-in-1000-year flood event, and the SES has warned that up to 2,000 properties are still at risk of flooding in the town.
In Rochester, early assessments suggest 85 per cent of properties in the town have been flooded, but floodwaters from the Campaspe River are starting to recede.
Kerang residents have been warned the town could be isolated for up to seven days after floodwater reaches its predicted peak there on Wednesday night.
If you need emergency assistance, contact the SES on 132 500, and keep up-to-date with the latest Victorian evacuation orders here.
Tasmania
The number of flood-affected properties in Tasmania's north-west and north is approaching 100, as emergency services continue to assess damage in the wake of last week's rainfall.
SES Tasmania acting director Leon Smith said communities were progressively returning to their homes.
"Although the north-west has peaked and has subsided to a point where we're starting to manage the return of people post-evacuation, within the northern area we're still looking at a complex situation whereby although some of the riverine systems are starting to flatten out, some are affected tidally," he said.
"We've got that ebb and flow."
To date 53 residential, 18 businesses and 21 community facilities have been damaged by the floodwaters in the north and north-west regions.
The SES did not receive any new requests for assistance overnight, but crews were actively monitoring conditions along some of the rivers throughout the night and into this morning.
New South Wales
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet have visited the flood-affected town of Forbes to see firsthand the damage of the natural disaster in central west New South Wales.
Forbes is one of 31 local government areas that are disaster-declared in NSW; a town that has experienced five floods since 2010.
Mr Albanese, alongside Mr Perrottet, thanked volunteers and emergency service workers for their help as the Lachlan River peaked on Friday at a major flood level.
"People have been magnificent [with] sandbagging … the efforts of people here in Forbes has made an enormous difference," Mr Albanese said.
"But, there is further rain expected later this week and it remains a very dangerous situation."
Mr Perrottet says unfavourable weather is predicted.
"We have stood side-by-side with communities right across our state during difficult times and we'll continue to do that," he said.
"We do expect more challenging weather, more difficult forecasts, on the way."
