Storm recovery newsletters

View the VIC Emergency - Storm Event 2021 Newsletter 

Moorabool Shire, Hepburn Shire and City of Ballarat’s farming communities were hit by a storm and flood event on 5-6 January 2022.

View the Central Highlands Agricultural Flood Recovery Newsletter here.(PDF, 2MB)

Moorabool Shire, Hepburn Shire and City of Ballarat’s farming communities were hit by a storm and flood event on 5-6 January 2022.

View the Central Highlands Agricultural Flood Recovery Newsletter here.(PDF, 3MB)

Have you been affected by the recent storms?(PDF, 142KB)

The majority of Moorabool was affected by the major storm event that hit Victoria on Wednesday 9 June. Compounding this event was the loss of power, communications, landlines and mobiles and network coverage.

Council Emergency Recovery Number: 5366 1323(PDF, 5MB)

Find out the assistance and support that's available. 

Storm and flood clean-up program(PDF, 9MB)

Find out the assistance and support that's available.

(PDF, 9MB)Looking after yourself and your family(PDF, 9MB)

Find out the assistance and support that's available.

How the clean-up program works(PDF, 6MB)

Find out the assistance and support that's available.

Mental Health support for storm impacted communities.(PDF, 9MB)

How to access support via our Recovery Support Workers. 

Online Community Sessions(PDF, 1015KB)

In partnership with Bushfire Recovery Victoria, Moorabool will be hosting two online community sessions in October to engage with the communities recovering from the June Storms.

Storm Recovery Community BBQs(PDF, 752KB)

Join us for a free snag and a chat with the Storm Team and your fellow residents. Supported by the Salvation Army, the Red Cross and the Victorian Council of Churches. 

Please join us for a live talk with clinical psychologist Dr Rob Gordon, as we mark exactly six months since the June major storm event.

Blackwood Hall
Thursday 6 December
6pm

More news in our latest Storm Community Newsletter:

Moorabool-Newsletter-No10_FINAL.pdf(PDF, 1MB)  

Merry Christmas from the Storm Recovery Team.

How would you like us to support you over the next six months? Fill in our survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LTXMLT5

More news in our latest Storm Community Newsletter: Moorabool-Newsletter-No11.pdf(PDF, 872KB)

Our Shire was hit by floods on 5-6 January 2022. We are currently assessing the full impact across the Shire. 

Find out how we can support you in our latest Storm Community Newsletter: Moorabool-Storm-Recovery-Newsletter-25th-Jan-2022.pdf(PDF, 2MB)

We are bringing our roving Recovery Hubs to storm impacted communities once again this year.

Find out how we can support you in our latest Storm Community Newsletter:  Moorabool Shire Council Community Newsletter March 2022(PDF, 2MB)

We’re hosting two workshops on how to make native solitary bee hotels!

Find out how we can support you in our latest Storm Community Newsletter: Moorabool Shire Council Community Newsletter April 2022(PDF, 2MB)

Join us at two community catch ups to acknowledge one year since the June 2021 storm. 

Find out more inside our latest Storm Recovery Community Newsletter: Storm-Recovery-Newsletter_No15.pdf(PDF, 431KB)

Central Highlands Water have installed a new generator in Blackwood, with the capacity to provide up to 48 hours of back-up power to the community. This is a response to the extensive power outages that occurred during the June 2021 storm. 

Read about this and other news in our latest Storm Recovery Newsletter: Storm-Recovery-Community-Newsletter_No16.pdf(PDF, 354KB)

The Storm Recovery Team's roving Community Pop Up Hubs are back in October. 

Have you questions about the ongoing storm recovery? Join us for a cuppa and a chat on these dates:

Sunday 2 October:

• 10am-midday: Dales Creek (At the water tanks on the corner of Acacia Avenue and Dales Creek Avenue)
• 1pm-3pm: Blackwood Post Office (23 Martin Street, Blackwood)

Sunday 9 October:

• 10am-midday: Barkstead (At the water tanks where Barkstead Rd meets Barkstead Rd South)
• 1pm-3pm: Korweinguboora Recreation Reserve (1399 Ballan-Daylesford Road, Spargo Creek)

Read more in our latest Storm Recovery Newsletter: Storm-Recovery-Newsletter_No17.pdf(PDF, 2MB)

Along with much of the state, Moorabool Shire has been hit with heavy rainfall this month, peaking on Thursday 13 October. A total of 90-100mm of rain is estimated to have fallen during the event. Flash flooding occurred in townships right across the Shire and multiple roads were closed.

Read more in our latest Storm Recovery Newsletter:  (PDF, 1MB)Moorabool-Storm-Recovery-Newsletter_No18.pdf(PDF, 1MB)