A dedicated helicopter recovery operation has removed stranded vehicles beside Victoria's Great Ocean Road following the flash flooding disaster.

Communities on the Great Ocean Road are beginning a clean up after flash flooding swept vehicles out to sea and left holidaymakers stranded.

Communities on the Great Ocean Road are beginning a clean up after flash flooding swept vehicles out to sea and left holidaymakers stranded.

Communities on the Great Ocean Road are beginning a clean up after flash flooding swept vehicles out to sea and left holidaymakers stranded.

Communities on the Great Ocean Road are beginning a clean up after flash flooding swept vehicles out to sea and left holidaymakers stranded.

Stranded vehicles are being choppered out of the surf after being swept away in powerful flash flooding at a popular tourist spot.

Stranded vehicles are being choppered out of the surf after being swept away in powerful flash flooding at a popular tourist spot.

As the clean-up continues, communities are grappling with the way forward after devastating flash floods on the Great Ocean Road.

Locals and tourists have begun the task of finding their belongings and cleaning up after devastating flash flooding hit the region on the Great Ocean...

Locals and tourists have begun the task of finding their belongings and cleaning up after devastating flash flooding hit the region on the Great Ocean...