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The power of healing Currently on display at the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum in Lilydale are the stories of those who experienced the storms of 2021. Told through the self-expression artworks of the community, guided by fine artist Emma Jennings, the healing power of art formed a integral part of the Stories of Giants exhibition. The vision of Jennings when designing the project was to involve the community, to tell their stories of pain and anguish from a time of destruction but also to provide a sense of togetherness, of acceptance and of ownership of what happened three years ago, primarily in the Dandenong Ranges. To read and see more, turn to page 11 Workshop participant Amber with her creation which formed part of the Stories of Giants exhibition by Emma Jennings. (Cathy Ronalds)
State’s interim report outlines concerns following 13 February tempest
Storm shortfalls The State Government’s interim report into the operational response following the 13 February storm events has shone a light on a number of concerns within the affected communities, such as Cockatoo and Emerald. Concerns raised include the lack of appropriate co-ordination between organisations and regulatory mechanisms not incentivising distribution businesses to restore power in a timely manner.
On the afternoon of Tuesday 13 February, a significant thunderstorm crossed Victoria causing heavy rainfall and damaging winds. During this storm, Victoria experienced wind gusts of more than 110 kilometres per hour and as high as 150km/h. The event caused significant damage to trees, buildings and infrastructure including the electricity network. At 2.08pm, six AusNet transmission towers near Anakie collapsed due to a microburst of
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30,000 customers remained without power. About 3000 customers were left without power for more than a week with the last five properties reconnected on 24 February, 11 days after the initial event. In undertaking the Network Outage Review, the team engaged deeply with affected communities, distribution businesses, regulators, emergency services, peak bodies, social and community organisations. Continued Page 5
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wind associated with a surrounding storm weather event. The storm event caused significant damage to Victoria’s electricity distribution network, affecting about 12,000 kilometres of distribution lines, and 1100 powerlines down. More than one million customers lost power across the event with more than 531,000 customers off power at the peak of the event. Around 400,000 customers were restored within a day, and after three days, around
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