Hello all! Long time no see! I've been reading alot but not posting. Still rather interested in what everyone has to say, particularly about the VIC side of things
I've just jumped onto the GMW website to have a look at the Loddon Catchment water storages... My eyes nearly popped out of my head! Cairn Curran - 97%, Tullaroop - 100.8%, Laanecoorie - 101.6%.
I cannot believe that after last years and earlier this years events (granted they were pretty unbelievable), that they would even consider keeping these reservoirs at such high levels. Is there a particular reasoning behind this that anyone knows about? It's not going to take some sort of MASSIVE rain episode for these to begin spilling again and most locals around here are constantly thinking about it.
It was this time last year that we had our first flood. Had the pack the kids and clothes and evacuate rather quickly before our house was isolated for near on a week. Obviously I'm going to be a tad on edge when we get an rain around this time of the year and the next few months...
I'm going to be keeping a close eye on this forum. There is always such wonderful knowledge to be read and it gives us a greater change of preparedness should the unthinkable happen again.