Grocon has advised that a number of residents are yet to sign and return their consent deed, which means they are unable to receive the go-ahead to clean up properties. If you have registered for clean-up works and have not been contacted by Grocon (or have not received a copy of your scope of works), […]
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Grocon has now cleaned 95 properties in Wye River and Separation Creek, which is 60 per cent of total affected properties. There are currently nine demolition crews and four Arbory crews working across the bushfire affected areas. The Grocon team has been reinvigorated by the positive feedback received from members of the community regarding the […]
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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 […]
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The Wye River and Separation Creek community will receive an additional $190,000 for priority projects that further assist the area’s resettlement, under new measures announced by the Victorian Government: $100,000 for the Wye River CFA, which will go towards funding an extension to the local CFA building and an equipment upgrade Nearly $60,000 for the […]
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A Scope of Works is currently being developed for a short-term weed control project in Wye River and Separation Creek. The short-term works are being coordinated by the Southern Otway Landcare Network (SOLN), with support from a newly-formed Steering Committee with members from SOLN, Colac Otway Shire, Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, Department of Environment, Land, […]
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A community meeting was held on Thursday 5 May at Richmond Town Hall, Melbourne. Key speakers were Hon. Lisa Neville MP, Craig Lapsley (Emergency Management Victoria), Justin Leonard (CSIRO), Jarrod Edwards (Victorian Building Authority) and Diane Sisely (Community Resilience Committee). See below for a video recording and summary of the meeting, including an audio recording of […]
read more → In late April, former AFL player and now host of Channel 10’s Places We Go, Clint Bizzell, visited Wye River and Separation Creek for filming of the show’s new series. A former Geelong resident, Clint shared some of his fondest memories of the region with WyeSep Connect and why the area still remains one of […]
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Submitted by Diane Sisely, Co-Chair, WyeSep Community Resilience Committee An initial Wye River & Separation Creek Resettlement Plan has been produced by Emergency Management Victoria and the Colac Otway Shire. It was forwarded to the community members of the Community Resilience Committee (CRC) at close of business on Thursday 21 April and discussed by the […]
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Grocon has cleaned 87 properties to date, which is more than half of the total number of bushfire-affected properties. Works are intensifying in Wye River as Grocon’s clean-up crews prepares to brave the wet weather. Dunoon Road is almost complete with bushfire-affected tree works commencing in Iluka Avenue. There are currently seven demolition crews, four […]
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The Initial Plan for the Resettlement of Wye River and Separation Creek was presented to Colac Otway Shire Council on Wednesday 27 April. Council resolved to endorse in principle the Initial Plan, noting that it will continue to evolve over time in consultation with the community as it responds to emerging opportunities and issues. Council also noted that a number […]
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