Articles tagged: Flash flooding
Authority cleans up coastline
Officials have removed an extra four cars from the ocean at Cumberland River following January’s flash flooding event.
Victims moved by sculpture at Separation Creek
A Separation Creek couple has issued a public callout to a mystery artist who gave them something to smile about in their recovery process following a flash flooding event.
Lorne business fallout follows fire and floods
New data from Surf Coast Shire Council shows Lorne businesses are experiencing “serious economic impacts” following multiple natural disasters in January.
Access issues for clearing vehicles
Officials are looking at how to remove the remaining vehicles at Cumberland River and Wye River following a flash flooding event.
Deakin research project focuses on family disaster resilience
Colac and district families grappling with the aftermath of recent bushfires, floods, and drought are invited to take part in a research project aimed at building family resilience in the face of natural disasters.
Major recovery works complete
Clean-up efforts are continuing at Separation Creek, with large machinery brought in to manage debris after flash flooding in the region.
Great Ocean towed
Fourteen vehicles have been plucked from the ocean in a never-before-seen air retrieval on the Great Ocean Road.
Visitors called back to coast
Business owners across the Great Ocean Road are calling on visitors to come to the region, with a drop in the usual peak sale season following last week’s flash flooding event.
Community spirit in clean up
Coastal community members have come together for a clean-up at Cumberland River after flash floods left a wreck of debris across the shoreline.
Peaceful read interrupted by flood
What was meant to be a peaceful week retreat to Lorne for a Colac woman resulted in her fleeing from her campsite after Thursday’s “traumatic” flash flooding.
Fires, floods and fallen trees occupy SES
Colac SES unit has had a massive week responding to fires, floods and fallen trees.
Lorne and Wye communities clean up flood debris
Emergency service crews and community members have joined forces to clean up debris across the Lorne and Wye River region following an extraordinary flash-flooding event.
FIRE TO FLOOD: Colac Otway region goes from one extreme to another
Multiple cars have been swept out to sea as flash flooding took over the coast.
Warnings follow wild Christmas weather
Colac SES unit controller Steve Tevelein is warning people not to camp or sit under trees or near rivers this weekend, after days of damaging wild weather.
Flood-affected road repairs
Work has started to repair flood-damaged sections of the Princes Highway near Stonyford.
Storms sweep region with torrential rain
Two torrential downpours left Colac streets and homes temporarily flooded, with emergency responders run off their feet.
Deluge creates flash flooding
Colac received another “unseasonal” deluge on Friday, flooding streets and dumping 45 millimetres of rain on the city in less than an hour.
