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The Moorabool News – 15 February, 2022 Page 3
Truck fire closes freeway By Lachlan Ellis The second truck fire in Gordon in two weeks has thankfully ended without injury, but saw part of the Western Freeway blocked for over 12 hours. CFA was notified of the incident at 10:38 pm on Thursday 10 February, and crews arrived, along with Victoria Police, to find a B-double trailer on fire just past the on-ramp at Gordon. “The trailer contained various flammable items. The freeway was closed in both directions for a significant amount of time,” a CFA spokesperson said. “19 CFA vehicles attended, including tankers and support vehicles, with support also from FRV including a HAZMAT vehicle. The scene was declared under control at 01:12 [Friday morning].” The spokesperson said the cause is believed to have been a mechanical fault. “Crews remained on scene for several hours, before handing the scene to EPA.” In a statement on 10 February, the Department of Transport said the Western Freeway was closed “westbound at Ballan-Daylesford Road for repairs”, with “diversions in place via Ballan-Daylesford Road and the Midland Highway adding approximately 30 minutes extra travel time”. “Motorists are asked to obey traffic management in place. The road will re-open when it’s safe to do so,” the Department’s statement read. At 11 am on Friday 11 February, the westbound Gordon on-ramp was still closed, while the eastbound lanes had re-opened. Two heavy haulage vehicles were in attendance to remove the trailers whilst workers continued clearing debris from the freeway well into the Friday afternoon. The freeway was opened to all traffic around 5.00pm. The fire is not being treated as suspicious.
Photos Helen Tatchell
‘Paste Ups’ worth a peek A collaboration between local artists, businesses, and Council has locally produced artwork livening up walls across Moorabool. The five artworks were all put on walls as part of the ‘Moorabool Paste Ups Program’ in December, depicting memories and connections the artists have with Moorabool, and with humanity as a whole. One piece of art, titled ‘Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos’, is located in Gordon, on the front wall of Gordons at Gordon. Created by Gordon artist Adam Bennet, the striking blue cockatoo represents “a regular visitor on the back balcony” of Bennet’s apartment. “Often, I would arrive home to find a flock of these magnificent birds. Immediately, the stress of the day would dissolve, replaced by feelings of joy and connection with nature,” Mr Bennet said. Ballan and Bacchus Marsh are host to two artworks each – in Ballan, you can find ‘Night Shift’ by Tomas Lineker at Fabulous Flowers – one part of a series Mr Lineker has created “with my spare time after work, mostly at night-time…driven by a fervent desire to find the perfect colour combinations”. ‘Superstellar’ by Min Ray is located at Ballan’s Millrose Quilting & Gallery, a colourful piece symbolising the differences between people that make up a “wonderful world, full of colour, magic and joy”. In Bacchus Marsh, Anu Patel’s ‘Patterns in Nature’ at Lerderderg Library ties in with the environment of Bacchus Marsh and surrounds, while Liz Thompson’s ‘Supporting front line workers’ at the Bacchus Marsh RSL expresses gratitude for the hard work of frontline workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The paste up artworks will be up until the end of February, so get out and see them soon as, photos don’t do our local artists’ creations justice.
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