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Dookie farm survives inundation

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University of Melbourne's Dookie dairy farm escaped major damage from the floods. Photo: Louie Minoza

The University of Melbourne’s Dookie dairy farm has survived almost total inundation from the nearby Broken River.

The farm’s 160-cow herd had to be rounded up and moved to the highest patch of ground near the milking shed.

The three expensive robot milking machines also survived the flood.

Most of the farm was covered by water by Saturday, October 15.

Dookie dairy farm co-ordinator Louie Minoza said it was quite a task herding the farm’s calves onto higher ground.

While the livestock was saved, some milk had to be dumped because tankers could not access the farm.

The buildings and sheds and a small acreage were the only dry parts on Saturday.