UPDATED: Heslop Road Wonthaggi North and McCraws Road Wattlebank have now been closed (3.25pm Monday, August 15.
THERE’S extensive flooding of roads across the South Gippsland and Bass Coast shires, and surrounding areas, with upwards of 100ml of rain tipped out of rain gauges on Monday morning, August 15.
However, despite authorities issuing a caution not to drive on roads covered with flood waters, just one road in Bass Coast was officially closed at lunchtime on Monday: Pinkerton Road, West Creek.
A spokesperson for the shire said the authority was aware of water across Heslop Road, Wonthaggi North, at Archies Creek, across the Bass Highway at Lang Lang, and many other locations, but it wasn’t aware of other roads being closed due to flood waters.
“The catchment is very full at the moment, water is still coming down and with high tide at 2:19pm today (Monday), it could be that flood waters will hang around for quite a while yet, so take care.”
South Gippsland Shire Council has posted the following road closures:
The following roads have been closed due to water over road:
* Armstrongs Road, Meeniyan between property numbers #99 and #150.
* Beilbys Road, Nerrena – 500m in from the South Gippsland Highway
* Carmodys Road, Leongatha – 1km in from the South Gippsland Highway
* Nippards Track, Woorarra West (Please be advised that Nippards Track, Woorarra West between Lyrebird Lane and Ameys Track has been closed to traffic due to a landslip).
