{"id":127138,"date":"2026-02-12T02:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/park-reopens-after-flood-devastation\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T02:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:38:00","slug":"park-reopens-after-flood-devastation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/park-reopens-after-flood-devastation\/","title":{"rendered":"Park reopens after flood devastation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ONE of the Surf Coast&#8217;s worst-hit accommodation sites has reopened to visitors, weeks after flash flooding tore through Lorne, sweeping vehicles into the ocean and forcing hundreds to evacuate.<\/p>\n<p>Cumberland River Holiday Park manager Ram Nunez welcomed guests back on Friday after a three-week clean-up effort. The site was buried under knee-high sludge and debris that required heavy machinery to remove.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was really a big challenge, but we were able to surpass that,&#8221; Nunez said. &#8220;We are really excited to reopen\u2026and we look forward to welcoming back the familiar faces and the new incoming guests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There were more than 300 guests staying at the caravan park last month when 180mm of rain fell on the township in just six hours.<\/p>\n<p>Warnings escalated rapidly and the low-lying campground was quickly inundated with floodwaters.<\/p>\n<p>Nunez had been monitoring the rainfall readings through the morning and managed to evacuate the site&#8217;s riverside campers to higher ground before the deluge hit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_180594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180594\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-180594\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/616609167_9371618122_04324-1-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"432\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-180594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cumberland River Holiday Park was among the local business hardest hit by the floods. Photo: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_180547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180547\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-180547\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/615419127_2703585292_04337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-180547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">About 14 vehicles had to be removed from the beaches and rocky outcrops around the Cumberland River after flash floods tore through the town. Photo: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After about five minutes, we saw it with our very own eyes: the logs, the water and the debris,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;m afraid it would have been a different story if we were a little bit late [evacuating].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A Black Hawk helicopter was called in to lift about 14 vehicles from the beaches and rocky outcrops around the Cumberland River as the recovery effort continued over several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Nunez watched the complex operation unfold from the ground.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was like a movie,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_180610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180610\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-180610\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/75a12be190d8b7663376ab75f2b13c10.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-180610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A car a winched from the sea by helicopter. Photo: <span class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP image_byline__BnhC7 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_letterSpacedSm__V8kil\" data-component=\"Byline\"><span class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_letterSpacedSm__V8kil\" data-component=\"Text\">Victoria State Emergency Service<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_180609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180609\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-180609\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/619669115_1336048235221230_8694713337581168341_n-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-180609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">About 14 vehicles were removed during the complex salvage operation. Photo: <span class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP image_byline__BnhC7 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_letterSpacedSm__V8kil\" data-component=\"Byline\"><span class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_letterSpacedSm__V8kil\" data-component=\"Text\">Victoria State Emergency Service<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The closure of the campground, which was fully booked until the end of January, has taken a significant financial toll on the family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was really unfortunate, but at the same time, we are grateful that no one was injured and there&#8217;s no casualties,&#8221; Nunez said. &#8220;Material things can be regained. Life is much more important.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With the park now open to guests, the Nunez family will turn their attention to their own home, which is also situated on the campgrounds and sustained heavy damage in the floods.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We haven&#8217;t checked our personal items yet,&#8221; Nunez said. &#8220;It&#8217;s guests first before ourselves \u2013 that&#8217;s hospitality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_180546\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180546\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-180546\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/627347787_1221176213_00999.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-180546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heavy machinery has been brought in to restore the caravan park and clear the debris left behind in the floodwaters. Photo: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The family has spent the last three weeks living in one of the cabins at the campgrounds that was unaffected by the flood. It has made for a challenging start to the school year for Nunez&#8217;s children who are both under the age of six.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As they say, this is not survival of the fittest, this is survival of the most adaptable,&#8221; Nunez said. &#8220;We are flexible and adaptable to any situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In every crisis, there&#8217;s an opportunity. So, it&#8217;s an opportunity for us to restart and refresh the park.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said Lorne P-12 College had been quick to rally around the family, taking care of important supplies to give the family the time they needed to coordinate clean-up works at the park.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s like a big family coming together and helping one another,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_180611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180611\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-180611\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/603869616_122111804217088179_5788132766513771024_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-180611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ram Nunez (far right) and his family have reopened the Cumberland River Holiday Park to guests after a horror start to the year. Photo: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They took care of us \u2013 everything \u2013 from the new bags, the school supplies, even the food.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Several businesses across Lorne are still feeling the impacts of what has been a horror start to the year, with many reporting a drop in revenue during what is an important tourism season for the township.<\/p>\n<p>But Nunez is optimistic about the months that lie ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would love to invite all of our guests and everyone else to visit the Great Ocean Road, to visit Lorne,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This is a prime spot. We are safe here.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONE of the Surf Coast&#8217;s worst-hit accommodation sites has reopened to visitors, weeks after flash flooding tore through Lorne, sweeping vehicles into the ocean and forcing hundreds to evacuate. 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