FLOODS surrounding Nathalia are threatening to engulf the town, but spirits in the community are still riding high.
As an army of volunteers swung into action for the sixth day yesterday, a makeshift kitchen was pumping out sandwiches and tonnes of sandbags were being delivered, the Herald Sun reports.
"We had the town meeting and they said everyone's got to evacuate and that was a low point for everyone, especially the guys that are running it because no, we're not quitting," Mr Adams said.
By yesterday morning spirits were high again after crews worked through the night to help emergency services patch leaks in the levees.
In the community centre kitchen, Maureen McGowan, 73, has been organising volunteers working 24 hours a day.
"They asked me because I am president of the Country Women's Association and they think the CWA are great cooks," Mrs McGowan said. "The community have been amazing, they have all come out of the woodwork to help."
Locals were also keen to thank the Dhurringile prison population, which is about an hour away.
Groups of up to 60 prisoners have been packing up to 7000 sandbags each day for Numurkah and Nathalia.
Hume region prisons manager Terry Jose said the men at the minimum security jail were keen to help as "their way of repaying society".
Nathalia yesterday was still under an evacuation notice and the water was expected to hold the 3.25m peak for up to two days.
An SES spokeswoman said up to 50 rural homes could be at risk of isolation or inundation as water moved toward the Murray River.
Meanwhile, flood-affected businesses, primary producers and charities in Shepparton and Moira now have access to up to $25,000 for clean-up and recovery.
