While floodwaters are beginning to recede in the worst-affected areas, the risk remains, with heavy rainfall expected to return across New South Wales and Victoria.
Melbourne Water will examine whether the controversial wall contributed to flooding in Maribyrnong, where residents are pitching in to help people unable to return to their homes.
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