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UPDATES ABOVE Flooding has caused flooding on many roads and CLOSURES including some National Parks Western Australia
The South Coast Highway remains CLOSED from to Esperance, with local traffic only on passable sections. The South
Coast Highway has been closed from Jerramungup to Esperance 11th February 2017.
UPDATE 10th February 2017 afternoon.
The North West Coastal Highway has been OPENED WITH EXTREME CAUTION due to debris on road and roaming cattle.
SUPERCEDED
- SEE ABOVE North West Coastal Highway CLOSED between Burkett Road Intersection and Karratha. This highways
is now OPEN between Karratha and Roebourne. Roebourne to Port Hedland remains CLOSED due to flooding. Carnarvon toKarratha is CLOSED
OPENED WITH CAUTION Burkett Road is CLOSED. Exmouth Road is CLOSED from North West Coastal
Highway to Learmonth
Marble Bar Road CLOSED Shaw River/ Abydos Intersection to Marble Bar.
Ripon Hills Road OPENED
with EXTREME CAUTION for high clearance $WD and trucks only Marble Bar to Telfer Turnoff 15th February 2017.
Nanutarra-Munjina
Road CLOSED North West Coastal Highway Intersection Road to Hamersley Drive with restrictions to Auski. 9th February 2017 some
sections opened with restrictions.
Francois Peron National Park is closed until further notice from 8th February 2017 due to
severe weather and heavy rainfall forecast for the Shark Bay area over the next two days.
EXTREME CAUTION required on many roads within the Perth, Wheatbelt, Mid West, Great Southern,
South West, Pilbara and Kimberley regions with water on many roads and flooding CLOSED roads can be expected.
There are
flood warnings and widespread ROAD CLOSURES from 10th February 2017, particularly throughout the southern parts
of the state including the Goldfields.
UPDATE 12th February 2017 the Avon River levels appear to have peaked, the evacuation centre in Northam has
been closed. Evacuations have been advised in areas of Northam in the Wheatbelt. People in south east Northam in the Shire
of Northam need to take action now as major flooding is expected today 10th February 2017 and over the coming days.
An evacuation centre (now closed) has been set up in the Recreation Centre, Northam. All unsealed roads in the Shires ofNortham and Toodyay are CLOSED; local traffic permitted.
Updated 15th February 2017
UPDATE 16th February 2017. The Phillips River Bridge is washed out just west of Ravensthorpe, and the highway is CLOSED to
all traffic between Ravensthorpe and Munglinup. A detour, which includes unsealed roads, bypasses the washed out Phillips
River Bridge by going via Mount Madden. This adds around 80 kilometres and includes unsealed roads. Collie-Lake King
Road is OPEN to all vehicles evening 15th February 2017 with the exception of the section from Holt Rock Road to Lake
King which is open to 4WDs and trucks. Extreme caution required from Lake Grace to this point.
In the Great Southern,
the Shire of Gnowangerup have CLOSED all roads in the Shire 10th February 2017, with most re-opened by 15th February 2017. Main
routes are now OPEN with Broomehill-Jerramungup Road from Formby South Road to Chester Pass Road OPENED with EXTREME CAUTION 16th
February 2017 . Formby South Road OPENED with EXTREME CAUTION to all traffic afternoon 15th February 2017.
Chester Pass Road is OPENED with EXTREME CAUTION
Great Northern Highway from Derby Highway Intersection to Halls Creek has
been CLOSED to all traffic 16th February 2017, with a flood warning for the Fitzroy River and the town of Fitztroy Crossing.
Updated 16th February 2017
Updates for Western Australia
HIGHWAY PARTIALLY OPEN The South Coast Highway from Ravensthorpe to Munglinup RE-OPENED WITH EXTREME CAUTION 23rd February
2017. However West of Ravensthorpe the Highway remains CLOSED between Cocanarup Road and Thomas Road due to bridge
damage. A detour of around 80 kilometres via Mount Madden has been set up, and includes some unsealed roads and weight restrictions.
Across
much of the state, most main roads are now OPEN, many with restrictions or extreme caution required.
Rain continues
through the Pilbara and Kimberley regions, so flooding and some road closures can be anticipated.
Flood warning 23rd February 2017: Floodways near Willare are
anticipated to flow over the Great Northern Highway this weekend so extreme caution will be required, however major flooding
and highway closure is no longer anticipated. EXTREME CAUTION on all floodways on the Great Northern Highway betweenDerby Highway Intersection and Halls Creek.
Updated 23rd February 2017
Update
20th February 2017 The Department of Parks and Wildlife wishes to advise the following update for Karijini National Park and Millstream
Chichester National Park.
Karijini National Park
The following roads and recreation areas in Karijini have been RE-OPENED:
• Banjima
West road
• Weano, Joffre and Knox road
• Karijini Eco Retreat
• Weano, Joffre and Knox lookouts and walk trails
Due to road damage
and flooding Banjima North road will remain CLOSED from Joffre road turn off to Banjima East road.
Banjima East and Dales roads
are OPEN WITH EXTREME CAUTION which includes the following sites:
• Dales camp ground
• Circular Pool
• Fortescue Falls
• Fern Pool
Parks
and Wildlife recommend visitors using walk trails take extreme care and do not enter water pools that are brown or muddy and may contain
unknown debris moved by flood waters.
Millstream Chichester National Park has been RE-OPENED with the exception of Snappy Gum
Drive which remains CLOSED.
Parks and Wildlife recommend visitors using the road network in Millstream take extreme care as rivers
and creeks are subject to fluctuation with seasonal rainfall .
20th February 2017
Northern Territory road through Borroloola CUT as bridge fails.
Borroloola: The Rocky Creek Bridge links the north and south sides of the town has collapsed lin the centre following heavy rainfall,
and is currently impassable, leaving people stranded.
23rd Febraury 2017
Those travelling over the coming Labour Day long weekend 4th - 7th March 2017 are urged to drive with caution, with many of the roads
still damaged or having restrictions following storms and rain.
The South Coast Highway West of Ravensthorpe the Highway remains CLOSED between
Cocanarup Road and Thomas Road due to bridge damage.
Recreation area CLOSURES. In addition to the Avon Valley
National park, picnic areas at the following dams will also be closed to the public for the duration of the long weekend, due to weather
conditions and fire danger:
Mundaring Weir
Victoria Dam
Churchman Brook Dam
Canning Dam
Wungong Dam
Serpentine
Dam
Serpentine Pipehead Dam
North Dandalup Dam
South Dandalup Dam
3rd March 2017
Free entry to Parks in South Australia
Parks Week is a celebration of the value of parks and open spaces and runs from Saturday 4th March to Sunday 12th March
2017.
The Parks Week free entry offer for Sunday 12th March 2017 includes parks and reserves that normally have a vehicle
entry fee, such as Belair National Park, Para Wirra Conservation Park, Gawler Ranges National Park, Coffin Bay National Park, Mount
Remarkable National Park and Innamincka Regional Reserve, or an individual entry fee, such as Flinders Chase National Park.
The
offer does not include entry to Cleland Wildlife Park, Naracoorte Caves and Tantanoola Caves in the South East, or Seal Bay and Kelly
Hill Caves on Kangaroo Island.
8th March 2017
Fire Season is upon us in the southern parts of Australia. After so much rain in many areas across the country, the
fuel load will be high and the risks even greater.
We have already seen a number of bushfires. Fire bans have
been imposed in various regions of Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria on adverse days.
Play safe. Skip the campfires for the whole of summer when in agricultural areas, and check first if they are permitted at all during the summer
months where you are visiting, as in most areas they are not. State by state Fire Safety links
Keep up to date with fire
bans and fire warnings as you travel by checking the state websites, from links here. Check Alerts for existing threats
and where Total Fire Bans have been called from the links.
22nd November 2016
