PREMIUM News Gallery: Steve Huntley’s photos from inside the flood crisis By Steve Huntley Oct 27, 2022 High-profile visit: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, Deputy Leader Paul Toole and Emergency Services and Resilience Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke with members of the Moama SES and Surf Rescue unit. Photo by Steve Huntley Riverine Herald photographer Steve Huntley has captured these images of Echuca-Moama amid the flood crisis this week. Closer look: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet with Murray River Holiday Park’s Ken Hurn. Photo by Steve Huntley Interested onlookers: Two kangaroos watched on as Dominic Perrottet visited the Murray River Holiday Park in Moama on Wednesday. Photo by Steve Huntley Chat: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet with NSW SES deputy incident controller Tony McMullen. Photo by Steve Huntley Lay of the land: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet with locals at the Murray River Holiday Park in Moama. Photo by Steve Huntley G’day: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Emergency Services and Resilience Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke talk to members of the Surf Rescue unit in Moama to assist with the flood situation. Photo by Steve Huntley Ongoing concern: Temporary fencing in place near the cricket pitch of the 208 Primary School oval. Photo by Steve Huntley Flat sky: The clouds glisten in the floodwater on the way to Perricoota Station. Photo by Steve Huntley Drenched: Floodwater at Perricoota Station. Photo by Steve Huntley All smiles: Murray River councillor Tom Weyrich and NSW deputy leader Paul Toole in Moama on Wednesday. Photo by Steve Huntley Sad: Dead fish due to the deteriorating quality of the swollen Murray River. Photo by Steve Huntley On the scene: CFA officials in the thick of discussions near the Watson St pump. Photo by Steve Huntley In too deep: A yabbie in the swollen Murray River. Photo by Steve Huntley Transportation: Dave Tomlins travels by kayak to his home in Echuca East. Photo by Steve Huntley Inundated: The Moama Soundshell surrounded by floodwater. Photo by Steve Huntley Under water: The flooded Chanter St in Moama featuring the River Captains Cottage and Old Telegraph Station. Photo by Steve Huntley Aftermath: Rubbish has washed near the Dhungala Bridge in Echuca. Photo by Steve Huntley Busy: Members of the ADF making sandbags in Echuca. Photo by Steve Huntley By Steve Huntley Related Stories News Golfers score big in stableford showdownMedley Stableford By Contributed News Year in Review 2024 ⅼ January to JuneBenalla’s Tim Binnie shaved his hair to raise funds for the Kingston Smith Memorial Fund. Kingston was Tim’s three-year-old stepson who sadly passed away. By Simon Ruppert News Benalla’s impressive display of Christmas lightsThe Benalla community has, as always, put on a beautiful light show to celebrate the festive season. By Simon Ruppert News Make your pothole a starVictorians are being encouraged to highlight the worst potholes in the state through a new competition to apply more pressure on the state government to fix the region’s roads. By Contributed Newsletter Delivered weekly each Wednesday Subscribe to Newsletter Most Popular National Dangerous fire threat rises amid scorching conditions National Evacuation order as bushfire threat looms for two towns News Make your pothole a star News Symes becomes Victoria’s first female treasurer News Flood damage to Benalla's bridge impacts critical water supply
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