The Upper Murray dodged a bullet on Monday when wild weather that devastated parts of Victoria only had a minor impact locally.
Despite winds gusting up to 90km/h, Vic SES advised that the Corryong unit only had two callouts including a fallen tree at Cudgewa.
Damage on the Corryong golf course (pictured) was restricted to several tree limbs and debris was strewn across the fairways.
Most surprising was that no power outages were reported in the Upper Murray catchment, given the strong winds and heavy rain.
Electricity provider Ausnet Services advised that since the start of the wild weather last Sunday, the past week has seen around 120,000 customer outages with some impacted multiple times; caused by damage to powerlines and poles, fallen trees, branches and debris.
Ausnet has had more than 300 crews working across the state to restore electricity.
This article appeared in the Corryong Courier, 5 September 2024.
