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UNDER PRESSURE: Clockwise, from left, Wild Dog Valley Road, Wild Dog Valley; Griggs Road, Hallston; and Mt Eccles Road, Mount Eccles are closed (along the affected sections) indefinitely. Hallston resident Vonne Lindsay (centre) believes residents should not have to wait 12 months for Griggs Road to be repaired.
SHATTERED slips, but remain open. Council will go to the State and Federal governments to seek funding for repairs, but is awaiting advice from the geotechnical engineers before a financial estimate can be made. While the repair bill was Five other roads have also been affected by land- estimated in recent weeks to be upward of $1 million,
FOUR roads destroyed by landslips may remain closed for up to a year as South Gippsland Shire Council scrambles for a solution to the worsening crisis.
it is likely to be much higher now, with further damage suffered to roads in recent days. This week The Star spoke to angry Hallston residents, who say they cannot wait 12 months for Griggs Road to reopen. FULL STORY PAGE 5.
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