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Flood-hit hall to be fixed

The public hall at Benjeroop was damaged by flood waters in 2011. - ABC

Benjeroop, in northern Victoria, was hard hit by floods in early 2011. Now the town's community hall is set to be repaired. - ABC

A community hall in north-west Victoria damaged by last year's floods is expected to be repaired before the end of the year.

The Benjeroop hall, north of Kerang, was partly damaged when flooding brought the area under water for a period of months.

The flood warden, Lindsay Schultz, says flood recovery money and the proceeds from private fundraising will allow a new toilet and kitchen to be built.

"Our old toilets haven't recovered from the flooding and this will allow us to have a disabled toilet and shower and unisex toilets."


- ABC

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