Three Minute Job Talk by PP Robert Rowe.

Mallee gave a swift run down on the effect of floods in his work environment. Basically there has been significant funding made available some $25 million must be spent in 11 months on recovery works , that compares with a normal expenditure of $3 million per annum. The consequence is that contractors cannot be obtained for this work and prices have gone through the roof in every area. $550 million has been made available in Victoria as a result of the January floods. A tough situation to manage.