Yesterday at Bendigo sheep sales, Drummartin farmer Robert McKay said that although his sheep and cropping farm got about 45mm on the weekend, it was safe to say the drought was over.

Mr McKay said he had about 400 hectares under water, including 80 hectares of his best crop.

“For us it’s a bit much, but it’s nice to see and we can’t complain,” he said.

“I’m really just left scratching my head, I’ve been struggling with drought and now we’ve got floods.

“The drought is well and truly over.”

Mr McKay said after two mediocre floods in the past two weeks he had continually been moving his sheep to higher ground.

“I said to my wife we don’t need to go on a holiday, look out the window we’ve got ocean views,” he said.

For Derby sheep farmer Dianne Bunnett the 52 mm of rain her farm received was very welcome.

“The dam near our house is full, it’s the first time it has been this full in 15 years,” she said. “I think the drought would be over.

“Every year is very different, we just take the good with the bad.”

Victorian Farmers Federation president Andrew Broad said Victoria was no longer experiencing drought conditions.

He said the rain would be welcomed by farmers across central Victoria.

“It’s too early to say exactly what damage has been done to crops as the situation is still unfolding,” he said.

“It would be nice to have a dry spell to let things settle down.”