Upper Yarra
Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
Campaigners in force, while no easy early voting
Service held for Seville’s war hero
Open gardens set to showcase across region
See Real Estate liftout inside
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Dejà vu pours in By Callum Ludwig It was a concerning case of dejà vu for the Yarra Ranges as heavy rain and flooding in October wreaked havoc in the region. Rainfall statistics from the Bureau of Meteorology recorded 52mm of rain in Yarra Junction between 9am Tuesday 3 October and 9am Wednesday 4 October. On Tuesday afternoon, the roads were the first to be impacted with part of the Warburton Highway at the traffic lights in Woori Yallock giving way, believed to be because of a burst water main underneath. Deputy Controller of the Upper Yarra SES Unit said they were first paged to it as a landslip. “When we got there, people were still driving over it, which I guess with the state of the roads out there at the minute, it just looked like a normal pothole so we can’t really discredit people for doing that,” she said. VicRoads crews were on the site on Thursday 5 October making progress on the repairs with signage and traffic management out to indicate that the road is down to one lane both ways while works are underway. The State Control Centre (SCC) upped its flood warning from minor to moderate on Wednesday 4 October for all the townships along the Yarra River from Millgrove down to Coldstream and all the way to Warrandyte. An SCC spokesperson said their message for the high-risk season is to always be prepared, but not alarmed; based on the current climate outlook. “Motorists need to be extra vigilant on the
Sandbags kept the water at bay in Yarra Glen. roads for debris including fallen trees. As we are also expecting heavy rain in some parts of Victoria, consider your need to travel, and consider where you are travelling, if it is in
Picture: YARRA GLEN JUNIOR AND SENIOR CRICKET CLUB heavily treed areas of the state, whilst this weather passes given the significant risk of falling trees,” they aid. The Yarra Glen Recreation Reserve was un-
derwater again, with calls for help from anyone who could help protect the clubrooms and nets with sandbags. Tun to page 3 for more
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