“We never used to get sunlight in winter” Korweinguboora local Andrew Phillips sees the bright side of losing the trees surrounding his property
“I’ll just dig away at it and cut a bit of firewood”: slow and steady Darryl Slater has lived at his property in Barkstead for 65 years. His cosy dwelling sits in a clearing, surrounded by reminders of the June storm by way of broken trees and strewn branches.
“Two incredible, beaming women arrived at my door with hot food." Mary's town spent six days without power, but it was the strength of the community that kept Mary Waters, 76, going through the difficulty of the June storm.
“For me the October storm was more frightening than the June one" Like most Moorabool residents, Grace Rankin lived through not one, but two terrifying storms in 2021.
Free fence posts help 98-year-old Korweinguboora farmer on his recover Eligible Moorabool residents with severe and lasting damage to their properties following the June storm were identified by the Storm Recovery Team last year and invited to take part in the program to receive up to 1km worth of fence posts.
Free firewood for vulnerable residents concludes On Saturday 26 February, we delivered approximately 30 cubic metres of free firewood to vulnerable residents across the Shire.
Storm debris turned into useable timber at the Romsey green waste site Storm debris from across Victoria, including from Moorabool Shire, is taken by truck to the Romsey site and turned into usable timber. Not a single twig is wasted.
A lucky escape in Korweinguboora “On the night, I was asleep, and I got woken up by a terrible crashing noise. The whole building shook, quite violently. I had heard some weather warnings and I knew when I went to bed it was already blowing a gale."
Free Storm Recovery Kits a success Last month Moorabool’s Storm Recovery Team, in partnership with DELWP and Landcare Victoria, offered free Storm Recovery Habitat Kits to residents impacted by the June 2021 major storm. Juliet & Miles from Bullarto South give us an update on their kit.