Oz Boxerworks Rally, September 2010

[grant81rs]

Warm


Warmer


Warmest

[SteveD]

Flooding at Talbingo might see us not needing a fire.



We might need to service the wheel bearings when we get home though!

[grant81rs]

Flooding at Talbingo might see us not needing a fire.



We might need to service the wheel bearings when we get home though!

Don't know if my Aldi tent will handle that degree of moisture, I'll just keep the zip shut tight

[Sibbo]

Good Luck with the weather fellas , there's just a chance of dampness .

[Mal S7]

Weather is rather like that here this weekend.
Rain rain rain rain RAIN. The dams are gonna burst!!

Fingers crossed it rains itself out ... soon!!
They have good drainage in them mountains though ... don't they?

Mal

[ME 109]

We could always light the fire on the table!

The campsite IS on a river flat.

[SteveD]

If it's flooded, do we have a local plan B? The wood supplier might know of something?

That or the Talbingo Caravan Park...in a cabin.

It is likely that the #1 route me and Grant were proposing will be flooded...ie, King Valley. It's also likely that East Gippsland, our #2 alternative will have issues with high water by the middle of the week.

Shite, even the Hume Dullway is covered with water in a couple of spots tonight.

Maybe we could camp at/in the Holbrook Submarine?

The following Watches/Warnings are current:

Major Flood Warning for the Avoca River
Major Flood Warning for the Broken River

Major Flood Warning for the Fifteen Mile Creek
Major Flood Warning for the Loddon River Upstream of the Loddon Weir

Major Flood Warning for the Mitta Mitta Upstream of Dartmouth
Major Flood Warning for the Seven and Castle Creeks Catchment

Major Flood Warning for the Wimmera River
Moderate Flood Warning for the Campaspe River Upstream of Lake Eppalock

Moderate Flood Warning for the Kiewa River
Moderate Flood Warning for the Murray River upstream of Lake Hume
Flood Watch For Greater Melbourne Catchments (Werribee, Maribyrnong, Yarra,
Dandenong And Bunyip)
Flood Watch for the Barwon, Moorabool, Leigh and Hovells Creek Catchments and
Otway Ranges
FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH EAST VICTORIA (UPPER MURRAY, MITTA MITTA, KIEWA,
OVENS AND KING CATCHMENTS)
INITIAL MINOR FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MACALISTER RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF LAKE
GLENMAGGIE
Initial Minor Flood Warning for the Werribee River

Major Flood Warning for the Ovens River.
Major Flood Warning for the King River
Major Flood Warning for the Buffalo River
Major Flood Warning for the Buckland River

Moderate Flood Warning for the Goulburn River and tributaries
Major Flood Warning for the Acheron River
Major Flood Warning for the Yea River
Major Flood Warning for the Hughes Creek

Hmmm there's a few warnings happening, and The Macalister only has a minor warning today. lets see what it has by Monday/Tuesday.

[She'llbe]

Just heard on the 5:30 AM radio, Tumut river is flooded! Have to go perform miracles at the local hospital, will have to check back this arvo.

[Sibbo]

Anyone have any idea where Charlie was going ? He was doing a tour first ,then to Talbingo ? I hope he's found a nice dry pub somewhere ....but he''s a tough bugger !

[ME 109]

Charlie and Hans were heading to a hut on the Barry Way, about 30k south of Jindabyne.
He was also hoping to hit the coast around Bermaguii way, where he went first I'm not sure. He'll be ok.

If we don't get much rain this week the camp at Talbingo should be ok.
I'll call the servo operator at Talbingo and ask for his opinion.

The campsite isn't on the Tumut river. It's on the Jounama creek.