Some residents in Wye River and Separation Creek have started to prepare for the next fire season by clearing and disposing of vegetation, including burning-off. Now that the Fire Danger Period (November – May) has ended, residents in Wye River and Separation Creek are permitted to burn-off on their property, as long as they comply […]

A community meeting was held on Thursday 9 June at Richmond Town Hall, Melbourne. Key speakers were Craig Lapsley and Deborrah Jepsen (Emergency Management Victoria), John Shaw (Building Construction Advisory Panel), Andrew Morrow, John Ginivan and Erin Letovsky (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning), Nick Rees (Powercor), Mark Koliban (VicRoads) and Diane Sisely (Community Resilience […]

Following the Wye River and Separation Creek bushfires, many organisations got together and donated funds to assist those affected. The Spirit Foundation (formally known as the Casey Tutungi Future Fund) was established in 2013 to raise and manage donations provided to assist Casey Tutungi, a member of the Lorne Community who became quadriplegic as a […]

Community volunteer Christine Shaw was invited to speak at this week’s Emergency Media and Public Affairs 2016 conference, about her experiences during the Wye River and Separation Creek bushfires. Christine shared her perspective as a volunteer during the bushfire emergency and reflected on the success of the region’s Community Volunteer model. The development of the […]

The Wye River and Separation Creek community has been invited to a public meeting to discuss how to maximise the economic benefits of the 2016 Great Victorian Bike Ride, run by Bicycle Network. More than 4000 bike riders will roll from Halls Gap to Geelong via the Great Ocean Road from 26 November to 4 […]

Community members are invited to participate in the ‘Determining Our Future’ community workshop on Saturday 11 June. The workshop provide residents, holiday makers, campers and business owners the opportunity to contribute to the future vision and guiding principles for the region, and will be facilitated by a community engagement specialist who will discuss community values, […]

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has placed a Portable Automatic Weather Station (PAWS) in Wye River to help monitor the weather conditions around Wye River and Separation Creek. PAWS is an instrument that can be set up in remote areas, where there is a possible gap in the weather observation network. The unit, which runs […]

The selfless efforts of several Wye River and Separation Creek community members were recognised at this month’s Community Meeting, with ‘Certificates of Recognition’ awarded to the ‘Wye and Sep Bands Together’ Fundraiser Committee and Wye River Community Volunteers. The ‘Wye and Sep Bands Together’ Fundraiser Committee raised more than $70,000, all of which has been […]