![]() This is the web site for TECH INFO Pty Ltd located in Briar Hill, Melbourne, Australia. As well as being an Internet Service Provider providing dial-up and broadband. Bushfires in Australia are frequent events during the hotter months of the year (mostly summer), due to Australia's mostly hot, dry climate. Each year, such fires. Light up your January with the first tennis Grand Slam of the year. Be there as the biggest names in the game try to start the season off with a bang. Government owned water business responsible for managing urban and rural water supply systems in the Grampians, Wimmera and Mallee regions of Western Victoria. Adam Ondra continues to make progress on the Dawn Wall (VI 5.14d), El Cap, Yosemite. Photographer Jeff Rueppel, who is in the Valley with Ben Rueck and Kevin Jorgeson. Last weekend a bunch of us headed over to the Grampians National Park for two days of terrific cycling. We did two rides and a whole bunch of climbing. Met Office weather warnings for rain, snow, wind, fog and ice. Choose your UK region to keep up to date for local weather warnings. 2009 Victorian bushfires; MODIS Aqua satellite photo of the fires in eastern Victoria, February 7, 2009. By February 8, smoke from the bushfires had reached New Zealand. About Australia is the essential guide to Australian travel information. Find Hotels, attractions, tours & local events for destinations all over Australia. The big wet: Flooding across the south- west ? Picture: Rob Gunstone. Abbott Street, Hamilton residents Angela Phillips and Rosemary Barker look at the pumps outside of their houses. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Abbott Street, Hamilton residents Angela Phillips and Rosemary Barker look at the pumps outside of their houses. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Residents near the temporary levee bank along Apex Drive, Hamilton. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Flood waters being pumped away at Abbott Street, Hamilton. Picture: Rob Gunstone. SES controller Bruce Farquharson talks to media about the situation in Abbott Street, Hamilton. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Abbott Street residents Angela Phillips and Rosemary Barker have a look at the flood waters over the temporary levee bank in Holden Street. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Temporary levee used for the first time by the Southern Grampians Shire Council at Holden Street, Hamilton. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Cobden SES volunteer Trevor Robertson takes photos of the swollen river in Hamilton. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Southern Grampians Shire council workers ensure their temporary levee bank is holding strong in Holden Street, Hamilton. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Flood waters being held back at the corner of Apex Drive and Holden Street in Hamilton. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Crossing guard Lorraine Mc. Naughton doesn't have much work to do at her post, as water from Russells Creek floods across Queens Road, Warrnambool. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Water from Russells Creek floods across Queens Road in Warrnambool. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Water from Russells Creek floods across Queens Road, Warrnambool. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Water from Russells Creek floods across Queens Road, Warrnambool. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Water from Russells Creek floods the Mortlake Road pedestrian underpass. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Water from Russells Creek floods the Mortlake Road pedestrian underpass. Picture: Rob Gunstone. The playground at St Joseph's Priamry School starts to resemble a swimming pool, as Russells Creek bursts its banks. Picture: Rob Gunstone. A horse in a flooded paddock, near Bromfield Street, Warrnambool. Picture: Rob Gunstone. A swollen Russells Creek bursts its banks. Picture: Rob Gunstone. A horse in a flooded paddock, near Bromfield Street, Warrnambool. Picture: Rob Gunstone. A horse in a flooded paddock, near Bromfield Street, Warrnambool. Picture: Rob Gunstone. A horse in a flooded paddock, near Bromfield Street, Warrnambool. Picture: Rob Gunstone. A horse in a flooded paddock, near Bromfield Street, Warrnambool. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Russells Creek walking track has disappeared underwater as flood waters rise. Picture: Rob Gunstone. A horse in a flooded paddock, near Bromfield Street, Warrnambool. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Golfers continue to play at Warrnambool Golf Course, but only the front nine holes after half the course is closed due to flooding. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Golfers continue to play at Warrnambool Golf Course, but only the front nine holes after half the course is closed due to flooding. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Golfers continue to play at Warrnambool Golf Course, but only the front nine holes after half the course is closed due to flooding. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Golfers continue to play at Warrnambool Golf Course, but only the front nine holes after half the course is closed due to flooding. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Golfers continue to play at Warrnambool Golf Course, but only the front nine holes after half the course is closed due to flooding. Picture: Rob Gunstone. Rob Gunstone captured these shots of Russells Creek. Rob Gunstone captured these shots of Russells Creek. Rob Gunstone captured these shots of Russells Creek. Sue Bawden via Facebook wrote: South road, Blind Creek, Mortlake 6. Sue Bawden via Facebook: South road, Mortlake. Kate Hutchins via Facebook: Port Campbell river mouth. Tracy Gaut via Facebook: Curdies River, out Cobden way. Kate Hutchins via Facebook. Tracy Gaut via Facebook: Scotts Creek. Sky Gore via Facebook: Russells Creek at Warrnambool. Sky Gore via Facebook. Tracy Gaut via Facebook: Port Campbell Cobden Road. Jezza Brown via Facebook. Emma Snibson via Facebook: Jancourt. Emma Snibson via Facebook. Roger Heath via Facebook: Bookaar. Wilma Fagan emailed this image of Lake Cobden flooding over the bridge and walking tracks. Wilma Fagan emailed this image of Lake Cobden flooding over the bridge and walking tracks. Wilma Fagan emailed this image of Lake Cobden flooding over the bridge and walking tracks. Wilma Fagan emailed this image of Lake Cobden flooding over the bridge and walking tracks. Roger Heath via Facebook. Tracey Gebert via Facebook: Glenthompson. Tracey Gebert via Facebook: Between us and the Glenelg Highway, Glenthompson. Donna Edge via Facebook: Bullaharre Road near Curdies River. Julie Mc. Donough via Facebook: Back of Killarney. Flood waters broached Angela and Ian Phillips' property in Hamilton overnight. Picture: Sian Johnson. Flood waters broached Angela and Ian Phillips' property in Hamilton overnight. Picture: Sian Johnson. Chamon Leah via Facebook: Scotts Creek. Tiffany Ludeman via Facebook: Bromfield street. Janine Thow via Facebook: Curdies River south of Cobden. Emma Louise Armstrong via Facebook: Queens road. Emma Louise Armstrong via Facebook: Super grass near the tennis courts. Tim Lucas via Facebook: Birregurra to Colac. Donna Edge via Facebook: Bullaharre Road near Curdies River. Laurinda Wilson via Facebook: Bromfield Street. Bryden Parker via Facebook. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: Stoney Creek flash flooding overnight at Halls Gap. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: Stoney Creek flash flooding overnight at Halls Gap. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: Flash flooding overnight at Halls Gap. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: Flash flooding overnight at Halls Gap. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: Flash flooding overnight at Halls Gap. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: Flash flooding overnight at Halls Gap. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: Lake Hamilton - Grangeburn River. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: Lake Hamilton - Grangeburn River. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: Lake Hamilton - Grangeburn River. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: Lake Hamilton - Grangeburn River. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: Apex Park at the Grangeburn River in Hamilton. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: Grangeburn River, Hamilton. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: North of Hamilton. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: North of Hamilton at the Grangeburn River. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: North of Hamilton at the Grangeburn River. Bruce Colyer via Facebook: Grangeburn River, Hamilton. HL Freeman via Facebook. Chamon Leah via Facebook wrote: . Dad tried to get through in a 1. Here's their driveway at Rowe's Road, Scotts Creek. Colleen Dickson via Facebook: Wollaston Bridge. Glenda Mc. Gennan via Facebook: Rainbow on the Hopkins Falls. Sara Northrope via Facebook. Helen Gibson via Facebook: Queens Road at 4. This is the back way from grassmere to winslow - known as grassmere to winslow road hill - in flood. Picture: Danielle Leishman. This is the back way from grassmere to winslow - known as grassmere to winslow road hill - in flood. Picture: Danielle Leishman. I saw these blokes fishing down at Lake Pertobe today. Picture: Mal Walez. Peter Murphy's picture of Grassmere - Spring Creek (Lake)exit***For emergency assistance contact the SES on 1. How much rain have you had at your place? Got a photo of the flooding to share? Use #swfloods on social media or email jess. UPDATE 1. 0. 4. 6pm: Emergency services say they are not expecting any significant rainfall tonight but advise residents to keep sandbags in place. Incident Controller Bernard Barbetti said water levels were steady across the region with SES crews monitoring Mount Emu Creek at Skipton.“A flood warning is still in place,” he said. At this stage the water is steady and flood analysts believe it will not rise.“Given that everything is soaked we’re telling people not to pull sandbags just yet,” he said. UPDATE 8. 2. 1pm: .. UPDATE 7. 4. 8pm: A search is currently underway for the driver of a vehicle swept away by floodwater this evening. A police media spokesman said a ute was impacted by floodwater at 5pm when it entered a creek on Wallacedale- byaduk Road. The ute was located in a dam near Hamilton where Victoria Police and 1. Victoria State Emergency Service now search for a missing person. You don’t know what’s in it.” UPDATE 6. UPDATE 5. 5. 0pm: SES incident controller Ray Jasper confirmed reports a ute had been swept into a dam near Hamilton and said emergency services were responding. No further details were available at this time, he said. He said although he was feeling . A V/Line spokesperson said the switch to coaches was unavoidable.“V/Line crews have reported flooding in some sections of the line, which is having an impact on tracks and signalling equipment,” the spokesperson said.“The return of Warrnambool trains (Thursday) will be dependent on the weather and the condition of the track. At Coleraine, water levels were receding on Wednesday after 2. Tuesday. SES crews continued to were closely monitor water levels in the main street on Wednesday. Casterton has recorded 5. But with levels slowly falling, SES were confident no properties would be damaged. In Corangamite, a bridge on the Cobden- Port Campbell Road 1. Port Campbell near Mc. Kenzie Lane was closed due to damage. Vic. Roads are assessing its condition. A relief centre was set up at the Skipton football club and sand bagging in the town is ongoing. Corangamite Shire continues to monitor the situation. These include Dry Lakes Road, Boiling Down Road, the intersection of Stafford and Rodgers roads, Manuka Drive and the west of Wollaston Road. UPDATE 4. 3. 5pm: Flood- affected residents in the Southern Grampians can now access emergency funds for disaster assistance. Emergency food, shelter, clothing and personal items can be purchased with a maximum grant of $1. Up to $3. 2,5. 00 is also available to households experiencing financial hardship, who have been flood affected at their primary place of residence.
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