This page was last updated on 22 February 2019.
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- Council Officers have completed Municipal Secondary Impact Assessments of properties and impacts on roads maintained by Council, in the fire affected areas.
- The recovery process involves cooperation by community, industry, organisations, Government, and the private sector to support:
- the emotional, social, spiritual, financial and physical wellbeing of
- individuals and communities
- the restoration of essential infrastructure and services
- the revitalisation of the local economy
- the rehabilitation of the natural environment.
The Walhalla Cricket Ground track and the walking track to the cricket ground is now open. Some roadside slashing is continuing on the Walhalla Cricket Ground track. Visitors are asked to drive with caution and observe machinery working on the roadside signage.
Many of the tracks within the Walhalla Historic area and surrounding State Forest remain closed while safety assessments and works are undertaken.
For information about closures within the Walhalla Historic area please contact Parks Victoria on 131963 or check the Vic Traffic website or call 13 11 70 for road closures.
The community are advised that driving or entering beyond a road closure point could void any of your insurances. A full list of closures can be found on the VicRoads website www.vicroads.vic.gov.au
Council has been promoting the reopening of Walhalla and the neighbouring towns of Erica and Rawson via mainstream and social media.
Council has engaged a professional photographer to update images of key tourist attractions in the Walhalla and Mountain Rivers region.