[Year 12 IT Apps] FLOODS UPDATE-WIMMERA REGION..Kent

Sat Jan 15 23:46:06 EST 2011

Hi all,

first, my sympathies and best wishes for speedy recovery to our colleagues and their students and families in QLD and also to those here in Vic affected by the recent oversupply of the wet stuff!

Here in Horsham, we are pretty much circled by the stuff at present with the western hwy at Great Western and Beaufort both flooded so avoid them right now if travelling Melb to Adelaide or Vise-versa! Go North via Murray Valley hwy..echuca etc or south via Princes Hwy.  They're both longer but not flooded.  I heard today that the Hamilton-Horsham rd also was flooded, and Cavendish was too. Also heard Murtoa had some flooding issues so if that affects you, phone ahead to check first.

Here, Wimmera river is at the 2.25m mark at the weir in town(@6.00pm tonight) and basically thats with all weir gates open ...lets just say scary for now. The marker I looked at only goes to 3.5m!!

One staffer is already moving his stuff as water is in his back yard already!

I'm nervous but ok just now, feeling comfortable I'll be ok but there is that element of doubt!  The Wimmera river is higher now than the flooding recently on the news.  Peak levels expected next few days, one local has marked a tree on the bike path with a 'panic' level(chalk marks and a plastic marker!).

So folks, if u have any friends travelling up here, recommend you put the travel off for a short time...emergency services are already flat out  here and doing fabbo work. The towns and region are abuzz and people are pulling together helping each other out where possible.

So, if you must come to this area, bring ya floaties or a unimog. Hwy closed from Stawell to Horsham at present. Halls gap is evacuated...Local water supplies and sewerage pump stations are working at max levels as water has infiltrated them and causing probs locally. Oh, and that huge Koala on the highway(filmed with Hoges recently) is also flooded so forget that spot just now..

Today..no rain thank god!

Tomorrow? Monday?

Sorry to put this on the list folks but many of u may read it and have a friend in the area or travelling up here. If you must travel up here, keep an ear to the local radio for updates..it may save your life.

Generally, only travel up here if URGENT and folks, please dont drive through water unless in a powered boat, its not worth the risk or hassle to be pulled out.

Call your relatives or friends up here and say gday and just check on em to see if alls well, they'll love the call.

Stay safe folks..

Kent.

Kent Beveridge
ICT Co-ordinator, St.Brigids CSC, HORSHAM,Vic,Aus.
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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] on behalf of Roland Gesthuizen [rgesthuizen at gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, 15 January 2011 4:51 PM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] #HNY

The oneties? Blahhh name

After a decade of the naughties, I can just imagine the fun we can have with the oneties .. sounds like something out of Highlander.

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Robert Hind <robert at yinnar.com<mailto:robert at yinnar.com>> wrote:
Hi Roland, sorry I only just caught up with all my emails.

Surely the naughties finished at the end on 2009 and we are now entering the second year of the oneties

Robert Hind (Semi-retired) OOF, GOM (Thanks Kent!)
Ashwood and Traralgon
robert at yinnar.com<mailto:robert at yinnar.com>

----- Original Message -----
From: Roland Gesthuizen<mailto:rgesthuizen at gmail.com>
To: itapps at edulists.com.au<mailto:itapps at edulists.com.au> ; echalk at edna.edu.au<mailto:echalk at edna.edu.au>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 11:56 PM
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] #HNY

>From amongst your collection of 2010 messages and the timeshifted dust of your mail box,
I wish you a happy new year and welcome in 2011 with all the hash tags we deserve to enjoy.
Goodbye the naughties .. hello to the ...?

Regards Roland

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Roland Gesthuizen - eLearning Coordinator - Keysborough Secondary College

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead

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