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Loddon HERALD Vol 2 No 38 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2022 ISSN 2653-1550
MORE RAIN, RISING WATERS
DON’T BE SILLY A RAIN bomb is predicted to dump up to 100mm of rain on the Loddon this week, swelling already full creeks and dams and closing local roads. It has prompted State Emergency Service volunteers and police to warn that motorists must drive to conditions and not enter floodways. “Don’t be silly on flooded roads,” said Wedderburn SES unit deputy controller Reg Holt after crews were called to rescues last week. “If there’s warning signs out, they are there for your safety and not to be ignored. Two callouts last week would have been avoided if people had thought first.” Loddon police sergeant Ben Huismann said: “Even if you think you know a local road, the water depth can be deceiving and once a vehicle is stuck in water, it’s too late. “It’s not only family and friends you
Sgt Ben Huismann
By CHRIS EARL
put at risk driving through flooded sections of road, it’s the emergency service volunteers who come out to rescue you.” Sgt Huismann said water during last week’s flooding was across roads up to waist height. “Speed limits of 100kmh on these roads doesn’t mean driving at the speed, you have to drive to the conditions, especially in fading light at dusk and dawn. At night, the headlights might only pick up the water when you hit it and there’s a risk you will end up off the road,” he said. Rain starting falling across the Loddon on Tuesday and is forecast to continue until tomorrow. Water was still sitting across some local roads on Monday, slowly receding from last week’s downpours. In the past three weeks, flooding has seen temporary road closures of the Loddon Valley Highway at Campbells forest and a vehicle hit water at night on the Serpentine-Bridgewater road, overturning and landing on the verge. Farmers in the Ferrnihurst area have spent recent days reinforcing their levees in case the Loddon River and creeks breach their banks. There was minor river flooding downstream of Laanecoorie on Tuesday with the level at 1.63 metres. Mr Holt said he expected this week’s rain bomb would again see roads closed. “I expect that (Loddon Shire) council will be proactive in erecting signs and assessing the likely rise of water and the degree of danger this poses to motorists,” Mr Holt said.
LATE NEWS - SHAFT CLOSES HIGHWAY THE Wimmera Highway was still closed later yesterday morning as Regional Roads Victoria workers patched a section between Murphys Creek and Moliagul. The highway has been closed since Tuesday afternoon after a large shaft-like crater appeared in the road. “Damage has been caused to the road as a result of historical mining ac-
tivity – a common challenge in the area due to the region’s mining history,” said Department of Transport region director Melanie Hotton. Motorists were being told avoid the area, follow the direction of emergency services and detour using Bridgewater-Dunolly road and Dunolly-Moliagul road. The highway was expected to reopen late yesterday.
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