Almost 80 flood-affected Victorians will be re-housed before an emergency accommodation centre closes to make way for an agricultural event.
The Elmore accommodation site has housed more than 300 people from towns like Rochester and Echuca since record floods surged through northern Victoria in October 2022.
The Victorian government and Emergency Recovery Victoria are delivering short term modular housing at the local caravan park in Rochester to house people still unable to return, nine months after their homes were damaged or destroyed.
Acting Emergency Services Minister Anthony Carbines said the caravan park location would be convenient for locals as they rebuilt their homes.
"We know how important it is for people to stay connected to their community when recovering from disaster - so people can keep close to loved ones, keep going to work and school, and stay connected as one," Mr Carbines said in a statement.
Less than 80 people remain in accommodation at the temporary housing site in Elmore, which is required for the Elmore Field Days agricultural event in October.
In Rochester's broader shire of Campaspe, 286 homes were completely destroyed and a further 186 were seriously damaged, according to state government figures.
Elmore residents will be given priority for 20 modular homes, which will become available in the coming weeks and originally housed Black Summer bushfire victims as they rebuilt their homes.
Emergency Recovery Victoria chief executive Mariela Diaz said recovery support workers were assisting flood-affected residents to find secure accommodation.
"ERV continues to support all flood-affected residents across the state with a range of programs and supports to help them get back on their feet and return to their communities," Ms Diaz said in a statement.
