Update on situation...today it was very warm and sunny here,but my 150km round trip to have a look at the devastation showed many trucks and diggers working hard to clear the dozens of slips that are blocking roads.They have a massive task ahead just to open the roads,but many roads,such as the one pictured,will take a lot more work,me thinks? Further up this valley there are more than 30 families that have been completely cut off,with supplies being flown in by Army helicopters.I am not sure that these families still have an electricity supply,but there is no mobile phone reception up there,although my Celfi Go provided 4 bars for both my  phone and my iPad. Hundreds of acres of farmland are covered in mud,with the grass not looking at all happy,while there are hundreds of 'round bales' of hay spread down the roadsides,and floating down the  various rivers.These bales are in sealed plastic covers,but once the seal is broken,the  hay becomes useless.Bit of a mishap today,because I decided to take a short cut through  a state forest with 'Road closed' signs,and the 79 met its match when I got stuck in a deep mudhole...the mud and water was up around 200mm over the tray,but the 'sealed, canopy let absolutely no water into the back of the car...once I was out of the spit I opened everything up and I was surprised  to find that all my tools,cooking gear,beer fridge,spares etc had survived,unscathed.The chap who built the canopy assured me that it would be 100% waterproof,and so it was! Cheers

P.S The  first and last photos show the remains of the bridge that spanned this river before the floods arrived!