It comes as Wagga Beach Caravan Park was given the all clear to return cabins to its grounds after the site was evacuated nearly two months ago.

The SES made the judgement call at 5.30pm on Wednesday after assessing the site to ensure essential services had been restored and tested.

The Murrumbidgee River height has since dropped below four metres at Wagga.

Council staff are undertaking a week long cleanup of the riverside precinct, which has been drowned by debris and mud. 

All 30 cabins have been moved from their temporary holding site at the visitor information centre back to Wagga Beach. 

But its owners will have plenty of ground to make up after the popular holiday destination suffered from hundreds of lost bookings.

Phil Donovan, who has stayed at the park twice before, said it was nice to see the cabins returned after weeks of uncertainty. 

“I’m sure it’s a decent drawing point for visitors coming to the area,” he said. 

“Having access to that affordable place to stay – right near the river – I’m sure visits were down when it was out of action.

“Many of those who do cross country road trips rely on the caravan parks to stay, so I reckon it would have hurt Wagga financially.” 

Meanwhile, Murrumbidgee Local Health District has been active in providing support to those suffering from mental health issues as a result of the flooding crisis. 

MLHD Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol director Robyn Manzie said the service attended a community recovery gathering in Ungarie following flooding in June and would be available to participate in any future recovery activity as required. 

The Newell Highway has since finally reopened between the Sturt Highway and Reas Lane in Gillenbah, just south of Narrandera.

The main link between Melbourne and Brisbane remains closed in Marsden, south of Forbes, but diversions are in place.

But the damage has already been done, with the Minister for Roads estimating flood and water damage to New South Wales streets and highways could cost as much as $1 billion to fix.