End levy wait

A PLANNED levee bank would have saved thousands of dollars and many volunteer hours as Boort battled floodwaters last week

Cr Neil Beattie told Tuesday’s Loddon Shire Council meeting the town had twice experienced the impact of floods.

“We can’t have a third strike ... we are still managing flooding 15km north of Boort,” he said.

“(The levee bank) must be a priority to get built.

Cr Beattie said money was allocated for the levee but “we are having trouble get that ticked off from the authorities”.

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