In this edition: The clean-up effort is underway after flooding in Mitchell Shire. Volunteers, the Federal and State Government and Council are working together to support our communities to recover. 

Our shire saw some of the worst flooding on record last week with Seymour hardest hit with water from the Goulburn River and its tributaries.

Residents were evacuated with hundreds of houses, businesses and properties impacted.

There was also widespread flash flooding and damage in other parts of the shire.

The recovery effort is well underway with community organisations, businesses, volunteers, State and Federal Government agencies and Council working together to help with the response, clean up and recovery.

While we're not expecting weather as severe as last week, there is still rain and thunderstorms forecast this weekend and into next week.

Please monitor VicEmergency warnings and avoid unnecessary travel if you can or have alternate routes planned, with many roads across the state in poor condition.

For emergency advice and weather warnings, follow VicEmergency, visit the VicEmergency website or download the Vic Emergency App.

If you require flood assistance, please call the SES on 132 500, or 000 in a life-threatening emergency.

For information about local support and recovery services, please visit Council's Facebook page and website.

Removal teams have been working in Seymour on the massive job of removing waste from flood-affected properties in the township.

A large volume of waste has now been removed from the front of properties, but there's still plenty of clean-up to be completed.

If you've got flood-damaged waste to be collected, register your property by completing this online form.

Place your waste out the front of your property if you can, where it is safe and doesn't become a hazard. Please keep mattresses separate.

Need help getting from your property to kerbside this weekend –contact our after hours service on 5734 6200 to arrange.

The floods have also impacted our regular kerbside collection schedule with bin collections a day later across the shire. Wallan – Saturday collection.

Thank you for your patience this week as our teams have worked hard to catch up.

If your bin has been lost as a result of the floods you can request a replacement bin here. 

If your bin collection has been missed, we encourage you to log it here so we can continue collecting and know exactly where you are.

For more information about waste and clean up, visit our website. 

A community meeting will be held in Seymour on Sunday 23 October from 2pm to 3pm at Seymour College Senior Stadium, Loco Street, Seymour.

People will be able to hear from police and emergency and recovery agencies, support service partners and Council on the work that's underway and the support services available.

The meeting will also be livestreamed on Council's Facebook page.

The relief centre at the Seymour Sports and Aquatic Centre has now closed.

Recovery officers will be available at  the Seymour Customer and Library Service Centre on Saturday and Sunday from 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Business Engagement Officers are currently visiting affected businesses.

They are available to visit your business and help link businesses up with our environmental health and building services.

To organise an appointment with a Business Engagement Officer, please get in touch via email. 

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Mitchell Shire Council acknowledges the Taungurung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people as the Traditional Owners of the lands and waterways in the area now known as Mitchell Shire. We pay our respect to their rich cultures and to Elders past, present and emerging, and other First Nations people who live, work and play in the area.