River is ‘like a freight train’

AS CLEAN-UP efforts continue in Charlton, relieved residents say they’ve learnt a lot from the 2011 floods that inundated their town. “We’re getting back to some sort of normality,” business owner Janine Oldfield said on Wednesday morning as floodwaters dramatically receded. “It’s as if someone has a pulled a plug, it’s unbelievable.” Only hours earlier, residents […]