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Kernot-Krowera Road closed due to landslide

Aug 25 2022 Updated August 25, 2022

Chloe Kent

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Bass Coast Shire have closed Kernot-Krowera Rd due to a landslide. *Photo is not of this specific landslide.

BASS Coast Shire have closed Kernot-Krowera Road indefinitely due to a landslide.

Please be advised that there are also soft closures at Loch-Kernot Road and Loch-Wonthaggi Road.

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