‘It’s rubbish’: Maribyrnong meeting shut down as Melbourne Water fronts residents

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Residents said they felt their questions were being silenced when Thursday night’s public meeting was suddenly halted, raising tensions following a Melbourne Water presentation.

However, residents said they felt their questions were being silenced when Thursday night’s public meeting was suddenly halted, raising tensions following Di Lorenzo’s presentation.

Suze Fakhri, who is living in the upper storeys of her Oakland Street home after floodwaters inundated the bottom levels, had been trying to ask publicly about flood mitigation when the meeting was broken up. Antoinette Bufalino, a 22-year resident who is now confined to the second storey of her home while the ground floor is rebuilt, said she was “furious” and had been wanting to ask about the“They know the whole community is angry about the same things,” Bufalino said. “They just won’t take our questions. It’s disgusting.”Chris Hopkins

The flood-warning system has also been a major point of contention, with many residents unaware they were at risk of flooding on the morning of October 14 until water was already in their driveways.

 

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