AREAS UNDER THREAT
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* About 60 warnings issued across the state
* Fourteen emergency-level warnings, including evacuation orders for Charlton on the Avoca River, Bunbartha in Greater Shepparton, and Echuca along the Murray River
* "Too late to leave" for Shepparton, Orrvale, Kialla West, Mooroopna, Murchison
* Nearly 360 roads closed around the state, more than 500 road damage inspections completed
* Shepparton - Goulburn River peaked Monday morning at 12.05 metres. About 4000 properties inundated or isolated. Major flood level to remain for four to five days
* Orrvale - Broken River peaked at 8.35 metres, likely to remain at major flood level for a few days
* Charlton - Avoca River peaked at 7.9 metres
* Echuca - Campaspe River peaked late Sunday afternoon, expected to remain at major flood level for 24 to 48 hours as of 11am Monday. About 1200 properties isolated or inundated; another 1000 to 2000 to come under pressure from Tuesday with Murray River peak
* Rochester - Campaspe River receding, about 85 per cent of the township inundated
* About 1860 properties in Mooroopna still without power
* Kerang - Loddon River expected to peak Wednesday into Thursday. Community expected to be isolated for up to seven days
* Horsham - Wimmera River expected to peak at 3.6 metres Tuesday, residential inundation not expected but some flooding of streets, showgrounds, football fields
* About 3000 emergency services personnel responding to floods across the state
* More than 180 Australian Defence Force personnel helping with flood effort across the state, 11 aircraft. Additional aviation support from Tuesday
* More than 11,060 applications for flood relief payments lodged
CALLS FOR HELP
* SES has received more than 620 requests for assistance in the 24 hours to 10.45am Monday
* More than 340 for flooding, 175 for technical rescues including flood rescues
* Busiest units Shepparton, Tatura, Echuca
* Since 7am Wednesday, October 12, more than 6500 requests for assistance
* Of those, about 10 per cent for flood rescues
NEW $351 MILLION SUPPORT PACKAGE
* $165 million for emergency road repair blitz
* $150 million for co-ordinated clean up effort
* $15 million to support flood-affected people including with housing, health, wellbeing, financial and legal counselling
* $15 million to boost capacity of Emergency Management Victoria, the State Control Centre, Emergency Response Victoria
* $6 million to implement community recovery officers in affected local government areas
SCHOOL CLOSURES
* Northeast region: about 50
* Northwest region: about 30
* Southwest region: seven
CATCHMENTS AT OR ABOVE 100 PER CENT CAPACITY
Melbourne Water
* Tarago
* Yan Yean
* Maroondah
* O'Shannassy
Goulburn-Murray Water
* Dartmouth
* Torrumbarry
* Mildura
* Reedy/Middle
* William Hovell
* Nillahcootie
* Eildon
* Goulburn
* Eppalock
* Tullaroop
* Laanecoorie
* Newlyn
* Hepburns
Gippsland Water
* Moondarra
South Gippsland Water
* Major systems
Southern Rural Water
* Blue Rock
* Melton
* Pykes Creek
* Rosslynne
NSW STORAGE LEVELS
* Northern: 99 per cent
* Central: 114 per cent
* Coastal: 105 per cent
* Southern: 99 per cent
Australian Associated Press
