News Article Date:
Friday, 31 January 2020
The Warrnambool Incident Control Centre has advised Council to close the flood gates along Russells Creek.
This is a precautionary measure with thunderstorms and heavy rain predicted to occur across parts of the South West later this afternoon and this evening, January 31.
As a result of this action the Russells Creek footpath will be closed until the forecast storms have passed and the extent of flooding – if any – is known.
The flood gates are part of the North Warrnambool Flood Mitigation Project and help provide flood protection for more than 700 properties in the Russells Creek area.
For more information and weather warnings go to www.bom.gov.au/vic/warnings/
