A HEAVY downpour of rain has caused a landslip at Ovens and damage to homes and roads.
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The Great Alpine Road was closed from Ovens to Eurobin about 6.30pm on Tuesday as mud and rock washed across the road.
Ovens resident Robert Ford estimated 125 millimetres fell during Tuesday night's storm.
The yard of his own Great Alpine Road property flooded, but his priority was to help an elderly lady down the road whose house was badly damaged by trees and debris.
"You got this sudden roar, it just sounded like an express train, then all of a sudden the hail started," Mr Ford said.
Valley Homestead staff also have a big clean up job ahead before guests can return.
Manager Rhonda Forster said their pool, tennis court and bush activities centre were all destroyed by the mudslide.
"We'll bounce back and I'm sure the local community will help us and support us in any way we need," she said.
Acting Senior Sergeant Tim Hart of Wangaratta police said roads in Boggy Creek, Moyhu and Carboor had also been affected.
“Police attended the storm damage until 10pm and the council and VicRoads continued to monitor their roads with support from the SES,” he said.
“In a few cases the bitumen surface of the road has been washed away.
“It would be very easy for people to get stuck.
“It was a very intense thunderstorm that went through.”
VicRoads and councils are continuing to monitor the area today.
Acting Senior Sergeant Hart said fences, posts and logs had also been washed away.
“You never know what is in those floodwaters,” he said.
