Paddle Victoria would like to issue a general safety warning out to all Paddlers, our Members and Clubs, about the current river levels and the rivers flowing above their usual levels.
All paddlers and non paddlers are to take additional care when on or around waterways in Victoria at the moment.
Flood Safety Advice:
Current Emergency Information is available at http://emergency.vic.gov.au
For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.
For additional information on rainfall, river levels and flood warnings, please consult the following websites:
Flood warning – Victoria
http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/warnings/flood/summary.shtml
Flood Warning – Yarra River
http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/warnings/flood/yarrariver.shtml
River levels :
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDV60201.html
