1-in-50 Year Rainfall Event damage

Late in the afternoon, the rain began in what turned out to be a major event. Melbourne Water later confirmed that it was a greater than a 1 in 50 year rainfall intensity event in the Mooroolbark area.

Bickleigh Vale Road and Edna Walling Lane held up pretty well on the whole although a number of driveways didn't do quite so well with their gravel topping now filling up the Bickleigh Vale Road gutters!
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At the problematic eastern end turning circle area of Bickleigh Vale Rd, during the storm, the creek broke its bank in a number of places and flowed across the road. This caused significant erosion of the edge of the road outside Wimborne’s garage and Windsong's bridge.

Not unexpectedly, we also lost a fair amount of mulch from the other side of the road so now the cardboard we laid under it some months ago as a weed mat is now exposed.

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The Shire advised that, as such, they have had over 550 requests for repairs to damage caused by the storm and will get to them - inclusing Bickleigh Vale all as soon as they can with their first priority being houses directly impacted by water.