September storm emergency information

Road closures

All roads have reopened.

For constant road updates, visit the VicTraffic website. 

Facilitity closures

Playgrounds

• Montane Boulevard, Moe: Shade sail structure has been damaged.
• Hennessey Street, Moe: The playground has had a large tree fall onto the playground equipment.

Temporary fencing will be installed by the end of Wednesday 4 September. Please avoid these areas until they're reopened.

Council’s current clean up program includes:

• Work across approximately 443 locations (400 roads and 43 open space areas).
• Five Contractors assisting through Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements to focus on clearing fallen debris within rural roads, with internal Tree Maintenance Teams focusing on local road reserves.

Our clean up works priority in order is: 

• Hanging limbs within road reserves
• Fallen material within road reserves
• Open space areas (parks and gardens)

Clean up is expected to take around eight weeks, pending further weather impacts. 

Clean up map

Want to check out our clean-up locations or see how widespread the impacts are? Check out this map: https://bit.ly/4dXh2bN

If you need emergency assistance

• In a life-threatening situation, call 000
• For fallen trees and flooding emergencies on private property, call the Vic SES on 132 500
• For fallen trees and safety issues on roads, call Council on 1300 367 700 
• In non-emergencies, use the Snap Send Solve app.

For more weather and emergency information, visit the Emergencies page here.

Other sources of support

• Emergency Relief Network of Latrobe City
• Centrelink (information on payments and services) 132 850
• Lifeline 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue 1300 224 636
• Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800
• Trauma recovery services – Better Health Channel
• DEECA – Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action 136 186
• DHHF – Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (for community and housing services) 1300 650 172
• Salvation Army (food/clothing) 13 72 58
• Vic Roads (traffic Hazards) 13 11 70
• Agriculture Victoria 136 186

Red Cross

Information on taking care of yourself and family after an emergency can be found on the Red Cross website here.

If you need support, crisis/emergency psychological first aid is available by calling 1800 232 969.

For information on coping without gas or electricity, including food storage safety, washing and bathing safely, and more, please visit the Better Health Channel website here.