SIX houses across the Cardinia Shire were damaged in the devastating storms that hit Melbourne over the weekend.

Pakenham Branch SES duty officer Shayne Honey told the Gazette that between his own branch and Emerald they had received more than 500 jobs.

“We’re still out at the moment in Upwey,” he said on Monday afternoon.

“And we are expecting more jobs to come through as people return from holidays over the long weekend.”

Mr Honey said there had been a lot of building damage in the area, with the rain and hail causing damage to roof tiles and windows.

“On Saturday night, my crew in Tynong were walking along Railway Avenue in knee-deep water,” he said.

“We had the whole box and dice.”

Before the storms hit on Saturday, Mr Honey and his team lay in wait as they watched the storm come over from the other side of town.

“The first job came through at about 3.30pm,” he said.

“I think we’ll be out for at least another three or four days.”

Pakenham Police Senior Sergeant Alan McCarthy said one Emerald family was evacuated from their Sydney Avenue home after it was “extensively damaged”.

He said the occupants were moved to a motel with the assistance of the Red Cross, Department of Human Services and the local council.

Police established roadblocks in the hills as trees fell across roads.

One woman was taken to hospital after a smash on Woori-Yallock Road in Cockatoo, on Sunday morning.

“Police investigations are continuing but it is apparent that road conditions contributed (to the crash),” Sen Sgt McCarthy said.

“As the weather is continuing, we ask people to drive cautiously. Just because it says it’s a 60km/h zone doesn’t mean you have to travel 60km/h, particularly on roads with bends, gravel, or roads being affected by water and debris falling off trees.”

Cardinia Shire councillor Bill Pearson said the devastation brought by the storm was evident throughout the Bunyip Ward.

“Our roads and drains have been badly affected and many trees are down,” he said.

“I just ask our residents to slow down and take care out there.”

Gazette reader Kimberley MacDonald sent through some pictures of Cameron Way, Pakenham under water.