Former councillor Paul Rossetto said residents had raised a number of concerns.

“I have had a couple of people ask about the cemetery,” he said.

“I haven’t been in there myself but with the intensity that the water is flowing into the cemetery I would assume that headstones may be getting damaged and some graves may be sinking.

“This happened about a month ago and the problem was identified. Griffith City and Carrathool Shire did some work on the problems but the recent rain has caused some damage to that work.”

Griffith City Council, Murrumbidgee Irrigation and Carrathool Shire are continuing to monitor the Mirrool Creek flows from previous and current rainfall events. The systems that were previously in place to handle last week’s peak flow events remain operational in preparation for additional incoming flows.

Council and the SES are also aware of additional flows from the Ariah Park and Binya Hills direction which are also being closely monitored.

The latest update on the roads around the area is that Rae Rd is open for local residents only. Nelson Road is closed to heavy vehicles and through traffic from Kidman Way to Dickie Road. Halse Road in Yenda and Millis Road are closed. The Mirrool Creek has forced the closures of Gum Creek Rd and Drew Rd.

Bringagee Road, west of Barrenbox Swamp and Lake View Branch Canal Rd is closed from Masonwells Road to New Farms Road as well as McNamara Road. There is also warning about “Water over the road” along New Farms Rd and Brogden Rd.

After rainfall of 30mm over Tuesday night there is not too much rain on the forecast for the next week or so with the largest prediction being 1-5mm on Saturday.

The Murrumbidgee River is continuing to creep up the Darlington Point levee with the peak of 6.6 metres expected on Thursday but will still fall short of causing concern to the town.