Victoria Floods
Victoria Flood Updates (from Tourism Victoria)
Thursday April 8, 2011
Some areas of Victoria experienced flooding in January.
Flood waters continue to affect parts of northwest Victoria including Kerang and Swan Hill.
The majority of Victoria’s tourism businesses have not been directly impacted and are open to visitors.
The Grampians
The Grampians National Park is open, and a wealth of tourism experiences
and accommodation is available in and around Wartook, Dunkeld and Halls
Gap. Some tourist attractions in the park are, however, inaccessible.
For detailed updates, including road and park access information, please
visit the Parks Victoria and Grampians Tourism websites.
The Murray
Despite floods affecting some towns in the Murray region, most tourist
destinations along the Murray River, including Echuca-Moama and Mildura,
have not been affected and are open to visitors.
Both the Murray Valley and Loddon highways are open to all traffic, with a detour between Cohuna and Kerang.
Gippsland
The Princes Highway is open and accessible with the exception of a short
detour at Morwell. Some minor traffic delays may be experienced as you
travel in this area.
Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road is open.
Travelling by road
Motorists are advised to check local conditions prior to travel. Please
call 13 11 70 or see the Emergency Conditions sections at
vicroads.vic.gov.au for the latest information.
Travel advice
Visitors should contact their travel agent, accommodation, attraction or
tour provider directly for concerns about any current or upcoming
bookings before considering changing their plans.
Tuesday, 8 February, 2011
Currently, certain areas of northwest Victoria are experiencing flooding. Flood affected tourism regions and towns include:
The Murray – Kerang and Swan Hill. This flooding is localised and the vast majority of Melbourne and Victoria’s regions are unaffected.
Open and trading
Victoria’s eastern regions – Gippsland, the Mornington Peninsula, Phillip Island, the High Country and the Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges have not experienced flooding.
The Great Ocean Road is open to motorists, and regional townships such as Bendigo, Ballarat and Daylesford are open for business as usual, and are accessible via roads and freeways.
Key tourism attractions such as Sovereign Hill, the Phillip Island Penguin Parade, the Twelve Apostles, Puffing Billy and Wilsons Promontory are open and visitors are welcome.
The Great Ocean Road is open.
Some areas of the Grampians National Park have been reopened. For detailed updates, visit the Parks Victoria website.
Access between Melbourne and Adelaide is open. Detours are in place and visitors need to allow extra time for this journey.
The main roads into Halls Gap and Wartook are open and visitors are welcome. The road between Halls Gap and Dunkeld is currently closed.
Detours are currently in place for travel between Bendigo and Mildura, and from Bendigo to Swan Hill.
The Murray Valley Highway is open with the exception of the stretch between Cohuna and Swan Hill, due to flooding at Kerang.
For
the latest advice and forecasts, visit
ses.vic.gov.au or
bom.gov.au
Please visit
vicroads.vic.gov.au for the latest information.
Victoria’s State and National Parks
Due to flood damage a number of Victoria’s parks and forests are closed.
For the latest conditions visit the
Parks Victoria Information Centre at
parkweb.vic.gov.au
More information about flooding in Victoria
Affected areas:
Contact numbers and flood information:
