Halls Gap Evacuated Tonight due to floods

[Possum]

Just caught the late news and HG has been evacuated. The river is almost breaching its banks, but is expected to go over tonight as its still raining..

[philbo]

holly shite!!! we have people down there dont we?
damn one part of country is under the other part is having summer!

[P4nza]

I hope everyone is ok over there!

[Possum]

* Im lead to believe everyone is ok at HG..

* Beaufort (half way between Ararat and Ballarat) the lake has gone over and the western hwy, also the road between Horsham and Ballarat has been closed. I have a girl friend who lives on the edge of Lake Beaufort. Her and her kids are cut off.

* There is minor flooding in Ballarat now too, ive just been asked to go into work because colleagues cant get in to the city..

Stay safe people

[Strika]

Get the floaties out if you live in western Vic or Gippsland!!

Flood Summary

Issued at 8:19 am EDT on Friday 14 January 2011.

The following Watches/Warnings are current:

Major Flood Warning for the Avoca River
Major Flood Warning for the Loddon River
Major Flood Warning for the Wimmera River
Moderate Flood Warning for the Maribyrnong River Catchment
Major Flood Warning for the Campaspe River Downstream of Lake Eppalock.

Moderate Flood Warning for the Campaspe River Upstream of Lake Eppalock

Moderate Flood Warning for the Sunday Creek.

Initial Moderate Flood Warning for the Yea River.

Initial Moderate Flood Warning for the Goulburn River.

Initial Minor Flood Warning for the Hughes Creek.

Moderate Flood Warning for the Leigh River

Minor Flood Warning for the Barwon River.

Minor Flood Warning for the Seven and Castle Creeks

Minor Flood Warning for the Werribee River


Flood Watch For Greater Melbourne Catchments (Werribee, Maribyrnong, Yarra,
Dandenong And Bunyip)
Flood Watch for the Barwon, Moorabool, Leigh and Hovells Creek Catchments and
Otway Ranges
Flood Watch for the Campaspe, Loddon, Avoca and Wimmera Basins
Flood Watch for the Glenelg and Hopkins Basins
Flood Watch for the Goulburn and Broken Basins
Flood Watch for North East Victoria (Upper Murray, Mitta Mitta, Kiewa,
Ovens and King Catchments)

[seiko1]

GOR ride anyone?

http://tools.geelongadvertiser.com.au/p ... 5&offset=0

[Ratmick]

I am near the Campaspe upstream of Lake Eppalock...and it's been fooking wet here. I think I am cut-off at the moment, we were pretty close last night and it's rained all night since.

Late Edit> Cut-off in one direction, unless you have a serious 4WD. The other has about 15-30cm of water over it but is passable .

Mick

[Possum]

Hairy time for all.. Weather has cleared (round Brat) trees and branches down and heaps of debris around..
Sunny the next few days.. !!

Strika.. Hoping i dont have to use the cans on the zed as a floatation device just yet..

No thanks seiko, i dont want to visit the wreckers just yet..BTW whats the go with the girls legs

Hope it dries up as fast as it came for ya Mick

[h.b.bear]

Things dont look good around the country water wise so i suggest we build a ark and grab 2 of everything
2 cases of vb
2 cartons of smokes
2 female companions or male [whatever you prefer]

But in all seriousnes keep it save and hope yous keep your feet dry

[hoffy]

This wouldnt happen if the greens ran the country !!

[Ratmick]

Hope it dries up as fast as it came for ya Mick

Roads are all clear and it was a beautiful day here...plenty of water still about though.

Campaspe River is running extremely quickly with a lot of volume.

You could normally walk across the Campaspe if you didn't mind getting covered in mud, wouldn't like to try it now though...

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This is looking under the Calder Freeway North and South-bound lanes with the old Calder Highway bridge in the background in-between Woodend and Kyneton.

Mick

[Possum]

Just got news from my uncle who lives in Bundamba, got the family out, they are staying with friends, but has lost everything including his vintage Indian (it was insured, but he rebuilt it himself about 20yrs ago)

Its dead calm and blue skyes here today too Mick.

I will have some local pics tomorrow, there's a group of us headding off for a ride.
There's quite a few towns and areas around here under, will make for an interesting day.

Was in Coles last night and it was packed.. Scrapping and pushing.. People were buying up big on water and dry goods.. I just wanted to get some coke for my jack

[seiko1]

Matty is next...Naracoorte is next

[Possum]

Matty is next...Naracoorte is next

I suggested the bike go inside and Ness assures me it's going to get no where near the house... I assume she was taking about the water

[philbo]

Just got news from my uncle who lives in Bundamba, got the family out, they are staying with friends, but has lost everything including his vintage Indian (it was insured, but he rebuilt it himself about 20yrs ago)

I wonder just how many vintage collectable items have been lost/destroyed due to these floods?
is the indian totaled totaled or totaled to the point where it will need a full rebuild again?