IDV35010 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments Flood Watch for parts of Gippsland, North East, Central, South West and North West Victoria Issued at 12:34 pm AEST on Friday 2 October 2026 Flood Watch Number: 3 MINOR TO ISOLATED MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLOOD WATCH AREA FROM FRIDAY Moderate rainfall has been observed across Central Victoria overnight Thursday into Friday. Further moderate to locally heavy rainfall is forecast across parts of Gippsland, North East, Central, South West and North West Victoria from Friday into the weekend. This rainfall has the potential to cause minor to isolated moderate flooding across the Flood Watch area from Friday and through the weekend. Catchments across the Flood Watch area are moderately wet and may respond quickly to rainfall. The location, intensity, and timing of this forecast rainfall is highly uncertain, and the rainfall focus may shift to other areas of the state as this event progresses. Catchments likely to be affected include: Mitchell River Avon River Macalister River Thomson River Latrobe River Traralgon Creek South Gippsland Rivers Bunyip River and Dandenong Creek (Minor flood warning issued for the Bunyip River) Yarra River upstream of Warrandyte Barwon, Leigh and Moorabool Rivers Otway Coast Upper Murray and Mitta Mitta Rivers Kiewa River Ovens and King Rivers Broken River Seven and Castle Creeks Goulburn River upstream of Lake Eildon Goulburn River Eildon to Seymour Goulburn River downstream of Seymour Loddon River Avoca River Flood warnings are current for the following catchment(s) : Bunyip For the latest flood and weather warnings see www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/australia/flood Safety Advice: * Don't drive, walk, swim or play in floodwater because it is dangerous. * Stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways. * Obey road closure signs. Plan ahead so you don't drive on flooded roads. * Check the ABC and local media for updates. The situation can change quickly, so stay informed. * For local emergency management warnings and advice visit www.emergency.vic.gov.au. For emergency assistance call SES on telephone number 132 500. In life-threatening emergencies, call 000 (triple zero) immediately. Next issue: The next Flood Watch will be issued by 01:00 PM AEST on Saturday 03 October 2026.