All the roads around my parents place just out of ballarat were flooded, they Couldn't leave home for a bit.
http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/family-rescued-at-smythes-creek-amid-floods/2047163.aspx
That was just a few blocks away from my folks place, I'm annoyed at the owners for building there, those ses workers could have been doing work where they were truely needed!