Monday night’s rain led two Leongatha households to call on their local SES unit for help, its members also clearing a large gum tree from the South Gippsland Highway at Meeniyan, while those at Leongatha business Approved by ED spent Tuesday morning dealing with flooding.

The tree call out came about 4.30am, with the SES crew having to tackle the approximately 10m gum with chainsaws to clear the road.

Leongatha SES unit controller Matt Saario said about 60mm of rain fell overnight, with more in some areas.

Water came through the roof at both Leongatha properties the SES visited.

Matt said that while there was damage to tiles at the first property, only a bit of water got in, with blocked gutters at the second property resulting in some overflow into the house and causing a bit of damage.

Approved by ED owner Elliot Davies said it is the third or fourth time water has entered the premises through the ceiling but this is the worst instance despite the fact the roof was believed to have been fixed.

He estimated that between half and three quarters of the building was impacted, with water approximately half an inch deep.

Computers at the front of the office and laptops were hit by the deluge, with staff doing their best to dry the electronic equipment.

There was extensive work required to remove surface water from the floor before efforts to dry it.

While it is made from vinyl, it was uncertain whether water had damaged the glue underneath.

Elliot spoke about the impact on the ceiling.

“There’ll probably be a bit of mould,” he said, noting the ceiling appears to be sagging a little, but he is hopeful it can be dried out effectively.