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25.01.2022 Here you can see a large tree over powerlines in The Basin today. It is extremely important that people take care and exercise extreme caution around situations like this remember to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 13 17 99. We are very sorry for the disruptions caused by last nights storms, please be assured that our crews are out working 24/7 to get the power back on for the many Victorians impacted. Keep up to date with restoration times at www.outagetracker.com.au, but please be aware that times may change or be extended as we get more information.

25.01.2022 Our network stood up well during today’s earthquake. Around 7,000 customers experienced a brief outage when safety features were activated across our network during the shake. Crews are on the ground in the Myrtleford area, working safely to get the lights back on for around 1,200 customers. If you see any fallen power lines, assume they are live and stay clear. ... Report faults or electrical emergencies by calling 13 17 99. See more

25.01.2022 A Severe Weather Warning for Heavy Rainfall has been issued for Gippsland. If the weather does impact your electricity supply, you can monitor any outage at www.outagetracker.com.au Stay safe, and never make contact with any downed or damaged power lines.

24.01.2022 Our network has been impacted by the severe weather front moving across Victoria. Our Outage Tracker is regularly updated and is the best place to find information about an outage that is affecting you. Please visit: outagetracker.com.au Our crews are working to restore your electricity service as soon as is safely possible.... We apologise for the inconvenience and will keep working to get your power back on.

24.01.2022 Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances the restoration time for the planned power outage in Montmorency today has been extended to 7pm. We have additional crew members onsite to help get the power restored as quickly and safely as possible. We’re very sorry for any inconvenience caused.

24.01.2022 We would like to thank our customers impacted by storms in the outer east of Melbourne last night for their patience and understanding. We’re very sorry for the inconvenience. Additional crews have been working in the area today to restore power to around 2000 customers. Stay up to date with estimated restoration times at www.outagetracker.com.au.

24.01.2022 POWER PREPARED TIP: A little bit of planning goes a long way, especially if you’re energy dependant, like a registered life support customer, elderly or if you’re running a business. Make sure you keep your power contingency plans up to date, so you have alternative arrangements if the power goes out. What's on your power contingency plan?

24.01.2022 The CFA (Country Fire Authority) is encouraging all Victorians to ensure they have a plan and are prepared for fire. Before you go away on holiday: Download the Vic Emergency app. Check Fire Danger Ratings. Ensure you check the weather forecast for your journey and destination before you leave.... And remember during a bushfire, you may experience interruptions to your electricity and/or gas supply, even if your property isn’t directly affected. For this reason, your bushfire contingency plan should factor in a possible loss of gas and electricity.

23.01.2022 Crews were out in Tallangatta today working to maintain a safe and reliable network. Thank you to all our customers impacted by planned outages for your patience while we complete critical works such as these.

23.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology have issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds. Damaging winds can bring down powerlines and so customers in parts of Central and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts are advised to take extra care and check out our tips to be power prepared at www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared Always stay well clear of any fallen powerlines and report them to 13 17 99.

23.01.2022 Another day of storms for north east Victoria. If the weather front moving through causes any damage, remember to never make contact with any downed power lines and report any faults to our 24 hour hotline on 13 17 99.

23.01.2022 There are still around 6500 homes and businesses across our network without power. Unfortunately the current weather has caused more faults, and so while we have made good progress restoring power to those impacted by Thursdays severe winds, more people have now lost power, including some who had their power restored. We are deeply sorry to all our customers currently without power please know our crews have been out again since early this morning, working hard to restore... power as safely and as quickly as possible We have set up a Severe Storm Support line on 1300 561 171. If you are impacted by the outages and experiencing severe hardship please contact our support line and our team will assist you through this. If you would like to avoid wait times, you can request a call back at www.ausnetservices.com.au/Storm-Update and one of our team will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Remember if you see any fallen powerlines, do not touch or approach and report them to 13 17 99.

22.01.2022 POWER PREPARED TIP: In the event of an outage you will need to know how to manually operate your garage door. Every garage door works differently, so consult your installer or manufacturer for more information. For more tips head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

22.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting severe thunderstorms likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding, in parts of East Gippsland and North East Forecast Districts, over the next several hours. Customers are advised to take extra care, particularly in Wodonga, Corryong, Bright, Falls Creek, Mt Hotham and Omeo. For tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared Safety reminder, to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799.

22.01.2022 A Total Fire Ban has been declared for the Mallee Wimmera and Northern Country today. Extreme weather can impact the electricity grid - for information on what you can do to be power prepared this Summer please go to: www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

22.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology have issued a Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS for Thursday. Customers are advised to take extra care, particularly in parts of the Central, East Gippsland, South West, North East and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts. Safety reminder, to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799. For tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

22.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds for today and Sunday. Customers are advised to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799. For tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

21.01.2022 Here is some of the extensive damage in Bundoora today. Remember to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 13 17 99. You can stay up to date with restoration times at www.outagetracker.com.au. However, please note that estimated times are likely to change and be extended as we know more information. Were sorry to all our customers impacted by these storms for the inconvenience caused, our crews are working hard to get you reconnected as safely and quickly as possible.

21.01.2022 POWER PREPARED TIP: On really hot days, consider checking on your neighbours to see if they’re ok; particularly if they’re vulnerable or sensitive to heat, like the elderly, or families with young children. For more power prepared tips head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

21.01.2022 Here you can see photos from up above of the extensive damage in Belgrave sent through from our aerial inspection team. We sincerely apologise for the difficulty caused by these outages, we know it is a particularly challenging time to be without power. Crews are working 24/7 to repair fallen and damaged power lines and restore supply as safely and as quickly as possible. You can stay up to date with restoration times at www.outagetracker.com.au. However, please note that es...timated times are likely to change and be extended as we know more information. Remember to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 13 17 99.

21.01.2022 More severe thunderstorms on the way for north central Victoria, particularly around Euroa and Seymour. Never approach any damaged electrical infrastructure or fallen power lines, and report any faults to our 24 hour hotline on 13 17 99.

21.01.2022 A Total Fire Ban day has been declared for Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country regions for Saturday 28 November 2020 For info on what you can and can’t do on total fire ban days go to www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/can

21.01.2022 Here is some of the extensive damage in Ringwood, Ringwood East and Park Orchards today. Remember to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 13 17 99. You can stay up to date with restoration times at www.outagetracker.com.au. However, please note that estimated times are likely to change and be extended as we know more information. You can read answers to questions you may have regarding the impacts caused by the storm and where you can source additional information at www.ausnetservices.com.au/storm-update Were sorry to all our customers impacted by these storms for the inconvenience caused, our crews are working hard to get you reconnected as safely and quickly as possible.

20.01.2022 The CFA (Country Fire Authority) has declared the Fire Danger Period for Rural City of Benalla and Rural City of Wangaratta will begin at 1am on Monday 30th November 2020, so now is a good time to check your bushfire plan is up to date. During a bushfire, you may experience interruptions to your electricity and/or gas supply, even if your property isn’t directly affected. For this reason, your bushfire contingency plan should factor in a possible loss of gas and electricity. Check out our tips to be power prepared at www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

20.01.2022 UPDATE: The risk of heavy rain has eased, but damaging winds are still likely THURSDAY and FRIDAY - initially over elevated areas, but also developing in the southwest and about the coast later today. Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for HEAVY RAINFALL. Customers are advised to take extra care, particularlyin South West and parts of Central, East Gippsland, North Central, North East and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts. Safety reminder, to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799. For tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

19.01.2022 Big thanks to our customers in Ancona, Merton, and Woodfield for you patience and understanding today while we complete critical maintenance work. We know it is a difficult time to be without power and we're very sorry for any inconvenience caused. Please visit www.outagetracker.com.au for updates on restoration times and register your mobile phone number with your retailer to receive SMS updates about service interruptions.

19.01.2022 CFA (Country Fire Authority) has declared a Total Fire Ban (TFB) day for tomorrow (Wednesday 13 January 2021) for the Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country Regions. POWER PREPARED TIP: On really hot days, consider checking on your neighbours to see if they’re ok; particularly if they’re vulnerable or sensitive to heat, like the elderly, or families with young children. For more power prepared tips head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

19.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds developing today. Safety reminder, to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799. For tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

19.01.2022 Here is some of the damage from last nights storm in Mount Evelyn. We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused by these outages, we know it is a particularly difficult time to be without power. Please be assured that our crews are working hard to get the power back on for the many Victorians impacted as safely and quickly as possible. Please go to www.outagetracker.com.au to get information on restoration times.... Remember to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 13 17 99.

19.01.2022 POWER PREPARED TIP: If a power outage happens during bushfire season, you still need to access alerts from emergency services. Keep your mobile phone fully charged and have some spare batteries for your radio so you can still get emergency alerts. For more power prepared tips head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

17.01.2022 Unfortunately storms last night caused extensive damage to our network and impacted up to 121,000 customers. These photos show a little of the damage throughout our network. Were very sorry for the inconvenience caused as we know how difficult it is to be without power at the moment. Please be assured that crews are working working hard 24/7 to restore power to our customers as safely and quickly as possible. Visit www.outagetracker.com.au for updates on restoration times, ...but please be aware that outage times may change, as crews are patrolling hundreds of kms of powerlines to understand the extent of the damage and we are providing updates to the outage tracker when we get more information. If youd like more information and for answers to some of the questions you may have regarding the impacts caused by the storm please visit www.ausnetservices.com.au/storm-update

17.01.2022 Crews continue to work to restore power to customers impacted by yesterdays ferocious windstorm that caused extensive damage across our network and loss of power to 121,000 customers. While we have managed to restore power to most customers, regrettably, 19,500 customers are still without power. We would like to extend a heartfelt apology to these customers who are entering their second night without power. We are truly sorry for the inconvenience this will cause. Restoratio...n will take time and some customers may be without power across the weekend. DHHS has advised if it is not safe to stay at your property, and/or you require power for life support or a ventilator, you can travel to a friend or family members house who has power. We would encourage you to stay up to date with the latest advice on the DHHS website for further information about leaving home during an emergency during CVOD-19. We will continue to update restoration times on the outage tracker as more information becomes available, so head to www.outagetracker.com.au for restoration updates in your area. We are committed to ensuring the safety of all our customers as well as our people during this challenging time and are committed to bringing your power back on as soon as we can safely do so. We would like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding while we work through the storm damage.

17.01.2022 The weather is heating up over the weekend, with Monday set for a scorching 37 degrees. POWER PREPARED TIP: On really hot days, consider checking on your neighbours to see if they’re ok; particularly if they’re vulnerable or sensitive to heat, like the elderly, or families with young children. For more power prepared tips head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

16.01.2022 Update: Power has been restored. Big thanks to our customers for their patience and understanding. Crews are on site in Paton Street in Montmorency following a tree over the line today. Its estimated power will be restored by 2pm for the 68 customers impacted in and around the area of Montmorency. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding. Stay up to date with the restoration by heading to www.outagetracker.com.au

16.01.2022 Rough winds are battering Victoria again. Please be cautious and never touch or approach downed powerlines report them to 13 17 99. We have made good progress restoring power to those impacted by Thursdays severe winds, unfortunately the weather we are currently experiencing has caused more faults.... We are deeply sorry to those who have only recently had their power restored and have lost it again we are doing everything we can to safely get you and those still waiting back on. If the situation becomes dangerous our crews will need to stand down while the weather passes the safety of our customers and staff is of the utmost importance. We will keep working to get your power back on you can follow an outage at www.outagetracker.com.au

15.01.2022 POWER PREPARED TIP: Have a power contingency plan for prolonged outages. Can you stay with a friend or relative, or make plans to eat dinner out? Check what you can do during COVID-19 restrictions at www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/ For more power prepared tips visit www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

15.01.2022 Thursday nights violent weather severely impacted our network across Eastern Victoria, knocking out power to over 120,000 homes and businesses. Were asking everyone to exercise extreme care and not to approach or make contact with any fallen or damaged powerlines. We were able to restore power to over 100,000 on Friday, our crews were out again at first light today and will be again tomorrow.... Unfortunately there are still approximately 8000 homes and businesses without power. Where we can safely work through the night, we will be. Weve cancelled all planned outages and other work and have every available resource working to restore your power. The damage we are fixing is extensive, with over 250 incidents of damage that require construction to repair our network, and a few thousand people could be without power all weekend. If you need guidance on what the COVID restriction mean for you please check: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/emergencies-and-coronavirus-cov To keep track of an outage please see: www.outagetracker.com.au If you are experiencing stress or anxiety please access support at: Lifeline Australia 13 11 14 www.lifeline.org.au Beyond Blue 1800 512 348 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-sup/get-immediate-support

15.01.2022 Rough weather is currently impacting our network on Phillip Island and the Bass Coast. Please stay well clear of any fallen lines, and report any damage to 13 17 99. You can monitor an outage affecting you at: https://www.outagetracker.com.au/

15.01.2022 With the weather heating up today please consider checking on your neighbours, especially if they are sensitive to heat like the elderly or families with young children.

15.01.2022 More photos from up in the air and on the ground of the damage in Mount Evelyn, Lilydale and Silvan. Were very sorry for the inconvenience caused by these outages, we know it is a particularly difficult time to be without power. Please be assured that crews are working 24/7 to repair these fallen and damaged power lines and restore supply as safely and as quickly as possible. You can stay up to date with restoration times at www.outagetracker.com.au. However, please note tha...t estimated times are likely to change and be extended as we know more information. Remember to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 13 17 99.

14.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. Please take extra care, particularly customers in parts of Mallee, Northern Country, North Central, North East and Wimmera Forecast Districts. Safety reminder, to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799. For tips to be power prepared for storms head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/Outages/Tips-and-advice

14.01.2022 The rough weather moving across Victoria has impacted our network, and several thousand homes are without power from the north east of Melbourne through to the Yarra Valley and on into central eastern Victoria. Please STAY CLEAR of any fallen power lines and report any damage to our 24 hour emergency line 13 17 99. We are very sorry for the inconvenience this has caused. We are currently assessing the damage as the weather front moves through and will have crews out there res...toring power as soon as it is safe to do so. To monitor the status of an outage impacting you head to: www.outagetracker.com.au

14.01.2022 The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for north east Victoria. The storms will be crossing the Murray over the next few hours. Please stay safe, and never approach or make contact with any fallen power lines. You can keep track of any outage on our network at www.outagetracker.com.au

14.01.2022 Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning have shared some tips for food safety during a power outage. For more information about power outages during COVID, go to www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/emergencies-and-coronavirus-covid-19

14.01.2022 Unfortunately the wind is picking up and the Bureau of Meteorology have issued alerts for today and tomorrow - www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV21037.shtml This may impact on our ability to safely restore power to those still offline following Thursday nights extreme weather. We will keep working as hard as we can over the weekend but we have to keep our customers and crews safe.... To keep track of an outage that may be impacting you head to: www.outagetracker.com.au For guidance on emergencies and CoVid restrictions please check with: www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/emergencies-and-coronavirus-covid-19 Once again, we are sorry for the inconvenience these outages are causing.

13.01.2022 POWER PREPARED TIP: Register your mobile phone number with your retailer so that you can receive SMS updates to stay up to date with planned and unplanned outages in your area. For more tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

13.01.2022 The CFA (Country Fire Authority) has declared the Fire Danger Period for Mansfield Shire Council, Mount Buller Alpine Resort, Mount Stirling Alpine Resort, Mitchell Shire Council, Murrindindi Shire Council and Mount Alexander Shire Council will begin at 1 am on Monday 7 December 2020, so now is a good time to check your bushfire plan is up to date. During a bushfire, you may experience interruptions to your electricity and/or gas supply, even if your property isn’t directly affected. For this reason, your bushfire contingency plan should factor in a possible loss of gas and electricity. Check out our tips to be power prepared at www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

13.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Damaging Winds over the next several hours. Customers are advised to take extra care, particularly in parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts. For tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared Safety reminder, to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799.

13.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds for Tuesday. Customers are advised to take extra care, particularly in the South West and parts of Central, East Gippsland, North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera Forecast Districts. Safety reminder, to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799. For tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

13.01.2022 One of the WORLD'S BIGGEST batteries is being built right here in Victoria and we'll be working with Neoen and Tesla to connect it to the grid.

13.01.2022 A sever storm warning has been issued, and could impact our network in South Gippsland and Alpine areas. Stay safe, and never approach any downed power lines. You can monitor an outage at www.outagetracker.com.au

13.01.2022 Our crews are back out this morning clearing up and making repairs to the electricity grid after the severe weather on Thursday night. We are deeply sorry to those people still impacted by this event. This was the worst storm damage to our network since 2003, and we are doing everything we safely can to fix it as soon as possible. Unfortunately weather conditions are dangerous again today with high winds. Please exercise caution, do not touch or approach and fallen or damaged power lines.

13.01.2022 Storms are headed our way this afternoon. Please stay safe and never approach any fallen power lines. You can monitor the status of an outage that may be impacting you here www.outagetracker.com.au

13.01.2022 There’s been no shortage of hi-vis in Yea. Our crews were in town to install bushfire prevention technology and critical network upgrades. This project is part of our ongoing work to improve safety and reliability across our network ahead of summer. Rather than working over a number of weeks, we co-ordinated crews from across the state to get the job done in one day and reduce the impact on our customers.... Learn more about how REFCL technology reduces the risk of bushfires on our website: https://bit.ly/3kJBVNu

12.01.2022 The Bureau of Meteorology has issues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning with Damaging Winds for parts of NorthEastern Victoria. With the potential for high winds and thunderstorms, we remind everybody to stay well clear of any fallen powerlines, and to never approach any damaged electricity infrastructure. There's more rough weather heading for Victoria overnight, with storms anticipated to hit our across network in the early hours of Monday morning.... Now is a good time to prepare in case you are impacted by an outage make sure all your devices are charged and any backup power supplies you may require are prepared. We will keep you updated of any impacts to the network, and you can monitor any outage that may be impacting you at: www.outagetracker.com.au

12.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds for Saturday. Customers are advised to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799. For tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

12.01.2022 Following the biggest storm damage to our network in nearly two decades, there are currently around 4,600 homes and businesses in Melbournes outer East without power. More than 2,800 of those lost power during the extreme weather on Thursday night into Friday morning, and the rest are from the wild winds experienced on Sunday and early this morning. Were very sorry for those still without power. Where it is has been safe to do so weve worked through the night and had crews... out at dawn every day working to restore the power as safely and quickly as possible. Were working to restore power to the majority of these customers across our network by Tuesday evening. People in severe hardship should contact our Storm Support Line on 1300 561 171. If you would like to avoid wait times, you can request a call back at http://ausnetservices.com.au/Storm-Update and one of our team will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Were really mindful of the fact people have been without power in difficult circumstances and were really sorry for the inconvenience that it has caused. We would like advise customers ahead of strong weather predicted for Wednesday to have their mobile phones charged, know how to manually operate your garage door, life support customers to consider their contingency plans and understand that DHHS has advised that you can leave your home in an emergency to seek medical care or if you require power for your life support equipment or ventilator. Also if you are not safe at your home, you can travel to a friend or family members home who has power.

12.01.2022 We are sincerely sorry to all our customers still without power following yesterday's severe weather. Crews will continue to work into the evening and at first light tomorrow morning to restore power to customers as quickly and safely as possible. We will continue to update restoration times on the outage tracker, so head to www.outagetracker.com.au for restoration updates in your area. If it is not safe to stay in your home without power tonight, you can travel to another pe...rson’s home. For more information about visiting other people’s homes under current restrictions visit www.dhhs.vic.gov.au. Thank you to all customers for your patience and understanding while we work through the storm damage. Please take extra care around any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 13 17 99.

12.01.2022 The Victorian Department of Health & Human Services have issued detailed advice and guidance for anyone requiring emergency assistance or those acting outside COVID rules in response to last nights storm. For more information, particularly for advice for life support customers please visit: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/emergencies-and-coronavirus-cov

12.01.2022 There are still several thousands people across the Eastern Suburbs, Yarra Yalley, South West Gippsland and Eastern Victoria without power. We are very sorry for this, and can assure you were working as hard as we can to fix it. Were asking everyone to exercise extreme care and not to approach or make contact with any fallen or damaged powerlines.... The storm caused extensive damage to our network. There are more than 250 construction jobs that our crews are responding to as quickly as they safely can. However many of these jobs are complex because of the damage from the extreme weather. Late Thursday night and Friday we were able to restore power to more than 100,000 homes and business. We will do everything we can for the remaining 10,000 who are still off power. All our planned outages are cancelled, and every available resource is working to restore power. Where we can safely work through the night, we are. Unfortunately severe winds have been forecast for the next few days which could cause some delays in restoring your power we do apologise for this, but we are doing everything we can to keep our customers and crews safe. You can monitor an outage impacting you at: www.outagetracker.com.au. We are trying to restore everyones power as quickly as we safely can. Some of the estimated times for your return to service may change, as we are still determining the extent of damage to the network. We take a conservative approach particularly after an even such as this, and some jobs can often be more complex.

12.01.2022 We would like to apologise to our customers in the Outer Eastern Melbourne area impacted by recent storms on Sunday and Monday, and thank them again for their patience and understanding, while our crews work through the damage. Crews have been working hard to restore power, but there have been a significant number of complicated construction jobs and strong winds today have caused additional power outages and hindered safe work conditions. We are actively working to restore ...power to remaining homes and businesses without power but regrettably some customers may not have power restored tonight. We know it is a difficult time to be without power under the current restrictions and are very sorry for the inconvenience caused. The Department of Health and Human Services advises that if a storm, power outage or other emergency impacts your health or safety, or the health or safety of someone you live with, you can travel to other accommodation or a friend or family member’s house. For more information about what you can do under current restrictions please visit: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/emergencies-and-coronavi. For updates on estimated restoration times please head to www.outagetracker.com.au, and if you haven’t already, register your mobile number with your retailer to receive SMS updates.

12.01.2022 The CFA (Country Fire Authority) has declared the Fire Danger Period has begun today in Mitchell Shire Council, Murrindindi Shire Council Mansfield Shire Council, Mt Buller and Mount Stirling Resort Management Board, Mount Alexander Shire Council, Glenelg Shire Council and Ararat Rural City Council (North), so now is a good time to check your bushfire plan is up to date. During a bushfire, you may experience interruptions to your electricity and/or gas supply, even if your pr...operty isn’t directly affected. For this reason, your bushfire contingency plan should factor in a possible loss of gas and electricity. Check out our video for helpful tips.

11.01.2022 Crews are out in Wonthaggi today working hard to maintain a safe and reliable network. Thank you to all our customers impacted by planned outages for your patience and understanding while we complete critical works such as these, we know it is a particularly difficult time to be without power at the moment and we're very sorry for the inconvenience caused. You can stay up to date with estimated restoration times at www.outagetracker.com.au

11.01.2022 Earlier this morning a car has unfortunately struck a pole and knocked out power in Wandong. Our crews have been working hard to restore power and should have it back on in the next couple of hours. Thanks to all our customers for their patience, we're very sorry for any inconvenience caused.

11.01.2022 Is your bushfire plan is up to date? During a bushfire, you may experience interruptions to your electricity and/or gas supply, even if your property isn’t directly affected. For this reason, your bushfire contingency plan should factor in a possible loss of gas and electricity. For more tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

11.01.2022 A new look for the Lang Lang Zone Substation: We're making upgrades that will help improve bushfire safety for over 6,500 customers in Lang Lang and surrounding areas including Nyora, Koo Wee Rup and Grantville. As part of the upgrades, we recently installed a new control room with state-of-the-art switchgear. Switchgear helps us to control and protect electrical equipment more easily. We also installed new Rapid Earth Fault Current Limiter (REFCL) bushfire mitigation technol...ogy. REFCL works like a safety switch and quickly switches off the power, helping reduce any risk of fire. Here you can see a time-lapse of the new building being installed.

11.01.2022 We would like to thank all our customers for their patience over the last week. This afternoon and into the night we are working to restore power to the last few dozen homes after more than 130,000 homes lost power from the severe weather last Thursday, Friday, and on the weekend. Please let us know if your power is not restored we will work with you to find a solution as soon as possible.... Unfortunately, its 2020, and we are dealing with Victorian weather, so theres another batch of rough weather making its way across the state. We expect it to impact our network this afternoon and into the evening crews are standing by ready to make repairs if needed. In particular, look out for trees and branches that may have been damaged or weakened by last weeks storm the wind is coming from a different direction today and this can pose more risk. Charge your devices and make sure youre ready for an outage in case the weather does impact the electricity network in your area. Theres more tips available at: https://www.ausnetservices.com.au//Preparing-for-Power-Out You can monitor the status of an outage at www.outagetracker.com.au Never approach any downed or damaged powerlines, and report any faults to 13 17 99. Please stay safe.

11.01.2022 Big thanks to our customers in Corryong, Cudgewa, Towong, Towong Upper, Nariel Valley, Tintaldra, Thowgla Valley, Colac Colac, Biggara, Pine Mountain, Walwa, Lucyvale and Berringama for your patience this week while crews undertake essential works as part of our bushfire mitigation program and to install new technology in the area to further reduce the risk of bushfires. We know its challenging to be without power while so many of us are working from home and we are very sorry for the inconvenience caused.

10.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology have forecast severe thunderstorms, with damaging winds and heavy rainfall, this afternoon and into the evening across much of eastern Victoria. Stay well clear of any fallen powerlines and report to our 24-hour Faults and Emergencies line on 131 799. If you are impacted by an outage we will be working to restore your service as soon as it is safe to do so. You can monitor its progress at www.outagetracker.com.au

10.01.2022 We are delighted to be announced as a finalist in Energy Network Australia’s Consumer Engagement Award 2020! We are being recognised as the first Australian utility to trial a new, and innovative, process that places customers at the heart of developing our expenditure plans. This process involved the establishment of our Customer Forum who directly negotiated parts of our electricity distribution expenditure plans to ensure that our service priorities reflect customer needs. Find out more about the work that we are doing to improve our customer experience, now and in the future here: www.ausnetservices.com.au//Customer-Interactions-and-Monit

10.01.2022 Strong winds across the state are impacting some customers in our network. Crews are working to restore power as safely and quickly to as possible. Stay up to date with restoration times at www.outagetracker.com.au. Bureau of Meteorology has forecast more damaging winds on their way and customers are advised to take extra care, particularly in parts of the Central, East Gippsland, North Central, North East and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts. Safety reminder, to S...TAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799. For tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

10.01.2022 There are still currently around 2,200 customers off power tonight - 1,300 of them from the storm last week. Our crews are working through the night to get more than 750 of them back on tonight and fresh crews will continue in the morning. Please check www.outagetracker.com.au for further updates on your restoration time. We would like to sincerely apologise to all our customers still without power. If you are in severe hardship please contact our Storm Support Line on 1300 5...61 171. If you would like to avoid wait times, you can request a call back at http://ausnetservices.com.au/Storm-Update and one of our team will get in touch with you as soon as possible. DHHS has advised that you can leave your home in an emergency to seek medical care or if you require power for your life support equipment or ventilator. Also if you are not safe at your home, you can travel to a friend or family members home who has power. For more information please visit https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/emergencies-and-coronavirus-cov. We would like to thank all our customers impacted by Thursdays storm event for their patience and understanding, were very sorry for the inconvenience caused.

09.01.2022 Our aerial inspection team will be out and about next week inspecting our assets from up above. Dont be alarmed if you see our helicopter in the areas of; Bylands, Seymour, Tallarook, Sugarloaf Creek, Euroa, Alexandra, Ghin Ghin, and Glenaroua. AusNet Services branded mapping vehicle will also be driving along the streets of Traralgon, Morwell, Rawson, Erica, Moe, Trafalgar, Thorpdale, Darnum, Neerim South, Noojee, Buln Buln, Warragul, Drouin, Lonwarry, Mirboon North, Dunba...lk, and Meeniyan capturing images of powerlines AusNet Services is using new LiDAR technology to create a 3D model of its electricity distribution network. This innovative technology improves safety by better determining when vegetation is growing too close to powerlines. Watch the video to find out more about what were doing.

09.01.2022 Here is some of the damage caused by rough winds across our network. Our crews are working hard to get the power back on as safely and quickly as possible in the challenging wind conditions today. We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused by these outages and thank our customers for their patience and understanding. Please visit www.outagetracker.com.au to get information on restoration times. Remember to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 13 17 99.

08.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology have issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for HEAVY RAINFALL for customers in parts of East Gippsland and North East Forecast Districts. For tips to be power prepared ahead of storms head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared Please stay well clear of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergencies line on 13 17 99.

08.01.2022 Thank you to our customers in Nar Nar Goon North, Pakenham Upper, and Gembrook for your patience while we complete critical planned works to maintain a safe and reliable electricity supply.

08.01.2022 CFA (Country Fire Authority) has declared a Total Fire Ban day for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country & North Central regions for tomorrow 27/12/20 and the Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds for customers in Central, South West and parts of North Central, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera Forecast Districts. Take care and look out for each other in the heat. Listen to advice from CFA and other Emergency services. For more tips to be power prepared visit www.AusNetservices.com.au/powerprepared

07.01.2022 CFA (Country Fire Authority) has declared that the fire danger has begun for the following municipalities: Northern Grampians Shire Council Pyrenees Shire Council (Northern Part) Benalla Rural City Council... Wangaratta Rural City Council Alpine Shire Council Indigo Shire Council Towong Shire Council Wodonga City Council Falls Creek Alpine Resort Management Board Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board West Wimmera Shire Council (Remainder) Horsham Rural City Council (Remainder) Central Goldfields Shire Council Greater Bendigo City Council Southern Grampians Shire Council (Northern Part) Southern Grampians Shire Council (Central Part) Is your bushfire plan is up to date? During a bushfire, you may experience interruptions to your electricity and/or gas supply, even if your property isn’t directly affected. For this reason, your bushfire contingency plan should factor in a possible loss of gas and electricity. Check out our tips to be power prepared at www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

07.01.2022 Have you been seeing more possums around lately? Our furry friends love practicing their acrobatics on power lines during the warmer months. We’ve installed animal guards across our network to keep the critters, and our network, safe! That's great news for our customers too. In 2020, wildlife caused 1,700 outages on our network. ... [Image description: A squirrel glider perches on a tree branch.]

07.01.2022 Thursday nights violent weather caused the worst storm damage to our network since 2003 and impacted over 120,000 homes and businesses. Although we have made good progress restoring power to these customers, todays severe weather has caused more faults. We have been able to restore power to over 114,000 customers since Thursdays storms, unfortunately there are still around 5400 homes and businesses without power. After the worst storm damage in almost two decades, the dam...age we are fixing is extensive. Where they can, crews will work through the night to restore power to customers, however some customers will still be without power over the next few days. If you live in one of the following suburbs, we will hopefully be able to restore your power either tonight or tomorrow, however there have been delays caused by the severe winds today. AVONSLEIGH NORTH WARRANDYTE WONGA PARK YARRA JUNCTION BEACONSFIELD UPPER BELGRAVE BELGRAVE HEIGHTS BUNDOORA CLEMATIS COCKATOO COLDSTREAM CORA LYNN CRANBOURNE EAST CROYDON CROYDON HILLS CROYDON NORTH ELTHAM EMERALD FERNTREE GULLY FERNY CREEK GEMBROOK GREENSBOROUGH GRUYERE HEALESVILLE HODDLES CREEK KALLISTA KALORAMA LILYDALE LOCH MACCLESFIELD MENZIES CREEK MONBULK MONTROSE MOOROOLBARK MOUNT DANDENONG MOUNT EVELYN NARRE WARREN NORTH OLINDA RINGWOOD RINGWOOD NORTH SASSAFRAS SELBY SEVILLE SEVILLE EAST SILVAN TECOMA THE BASIN THE PATCH TREMONT UPPER FERNTREE GULLY UPWEY WANDIN NORTH WOORI YALLOCK YELLINGBO We are deeply sorry but for others impacted it may be several more days before we can restore your electricity. Please check www.outagetracker.com.au for updates on your restoration time. If you are impacted by these outages and experiencing severe hardship please call our Severe Storm Support line on 1300 561 171 and our team will assist you. If you would like to avoid wait times, you can request a call back at http://ausnetservices.com.au/Storm-Update and one of our team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

07.01.2022 The CFA (Country Fire Authority) has declared the Fire Danger Period will commence for Gippsland at 1 am on Monday 14th December 2020, so now is a good time to check your bushfire plan is up to date. During a bushfire, you may experience interruptions to your electricity and/or gas supply, even if your property isn’t directly affected. For this reason, your bushfire contingency plan should factor in a possible loss of gas and electricity.

07.01.2022 CFA (Country Fire Authority) has declared the Fire Danger Period has begun in many parts of the state, so now is a good time to check your bushfire plan is up to date. During a bushfire, you may experience interruptions to your electricity and/or gas supply, even if your property isn’t directly affected. For this reason, your bushfire contingency plan should factor in a possible loss of gas and electricity. For tips to be power prepared visit www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

07.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds that will increase during the early hours of Wednesday morning ahead of a cold front that will move across Victoria during Wednesday afternoon and evening. Customers are advised to take extra care, particularly in parts of Central, South West, North Central and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts. Safety reminder, to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799. For tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

07.01.2022 Crews have been working throughout the night to restore power to our customers impacted by Thursday evenings storms. While we have managed to restore power to over 100,000 customers, unfortunately, there are around 12,000 homes and businesses still without power this morning. We would like apologise again to them. We know it is a particularly difficult time to be without power. Our crews have been out since first light working to safely restore power to as many people as ...possible. However there has been substantial damage done to our network, and several thousand customers may be without power over the weekend. The best place to get updates on restoration times is our outage tracker www.outagetracker.com.au, we will continue to update it as more information becomes available. DHHS has advised that if a power outage impacts your health or safety, or the health or safety of someone you live with, you can travel to a friend or family members house. If you require power for life support or a ventilator you can travel to a friend or family members house who has power. We would encourage you to stay up to date with the latest advice on the DHHS website: www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/emergencies-and-coronavirus-covid-19; for further information about leaving home during an emergency during COVID-19.

06.01.2022 Heres some of the damage from last nights storm. Our crews are out there there this morning working to get the power back on for the many Victorians impacted. It is critically important that people take care and exercise extreme caution remember to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 13 17 99. We are sorry if your power is still off, we are working as safely, quickly and as hard as we can to get you reconnected. You can keep track of when we hope to restore your power at: www.outagetracker.com.au

06.01.2022 Severe storms are on the way, with damaging winds likely to hit our network tonight. Never approach or make contact with any downed power lines, and remember to stay clear of any floodwaters that might be in contact with damaged electrical infrastructure. Charge your phone or anything else you may need in the event of an interruption to your power supply.... If you do experience an outage, you can keep track of the estimated time to restore your service at: www.outagetracker.com.au

06.01.2022 Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and heavy rainfall have been forecast this afternoon and into the evening across much of eastern Victoria. Stay well clear of any fallen powerlines or damaged electricity infrastructure, and report any damage to our 24-hour Faults and Emergencies line on 131 799. If you are impacted by an outage you can monitor its progress at www.outagetracker.com.au... We will be working to restore your service as soon as it is safe to do so.

05.01.2022 Eastern Victoria is currently experiencing heavy rainfall. Stay well clear of any fallen power lines, and never approach floodwaters that may contain damaged electrical infrastructure. Please report any damage to our 24 hour emergency fault line 13 17 99. You can check our Outage Tracker to monitor an outage that may be impacting you: www.outagetracker.com.au

05.01.2022 POWER PREPARED TIP: During a bushfire, you may experience interruptions to your electricity and/or gas supply, even if your property isn’t directly affected. For this reason, your bushfire contingency plan should factor in a possible loss of gas and electricity. For more power prepared tips head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

05.01.2022 There’s a severe thunderstorm warning for North East Victoria, and heavy rainfall is expected. No matter where you are, please exercise care and do not approach any fallen power lines. To report any outages or faults please call our 24 hour emergency line on 13 17 99.

05.01.2022 Check your Fire Danger Ratings at www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-res/total-fire-bans-and-ratings

05.01.2022 Our aerial inspection team will be out and about across East Gippsland inspecting our assets over the coming days. The team are carrying out necessary inspections for maintenance to ensure the network is in top-shape.

04.01.2022 Our Aero Logistics helicopter will be out and about this week inspecting the transmission line between Beechworth and Bendigo. Don't be alarmed if you see our helicopter in the areas of Bendigo, Rochester, Kyabram, Shepparton, Benalla, Wangaratta, Myrtleford and Beechworth.

03.01.2022 CFA (Country Fire Authority) has declared that the Fire Danger Period (FDP) begins today for Buloke Shire Council, Campaspe Shire Council, Greater Shepparton City Council, Hindmarsh Shire Council (remainder), Horsham Rural City Council (North), Loddon Shire Council, Moira Shire Council, Strathbogie Shire Council, West Wimmera Shire Council (North), and Yarriambiack Shire Council (remainder) so now is a good time to check your bushfire plan is up to date. During a bushfire, you may experience interruptions to your electricity and/or gas supply, even if your property isn’t directly affected. For this reason, your bushfire contingency plan should factor in a possible loss of gas and electricity. Check out our tips to be power prepared at www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

03.01.2022 Crews are out working tonight, where they safely can, to get the majority of the remaining 499 customers back on power supply. Regrettably due to the extensive damage there will still be a small number of customers without power over the next few days. There are still many jobs left requiring reconstruction of the poles and wires, and each job will only restore power to small numbers of households and businesses. We are deeply sorry to all our customers who experience experienced a power outage as a result of the weather event last week. If you are one of the customers that still do not have power restored we encourage you to call our Faults and Emergency line, which is open 24 hours a day or the dedicated Storm Hotline on 1300 561 117, which is staffed from 8am to 8pm daily for assistance.

03.01.2022 CFA (Country Fire Authority) has declared a Total Fire Ban for Mallee and Wimmera for Saturday 5 December. To check your Total Fire Ban status and to find out what you can and can't do on a Total Fire Ban day - visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au

03.01.2022 The CFA (Country Fire Authority) has declared the Fire Danger Period for Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort, South Gippsland Shire Council, Golden Plains Shire Council, Moorabool Shire Council, Ballarat Council Hepburn Shire Council, Latrobe City Council and Baw Baw Shire Council will begin at 1am on Monday 14th December 2020, so now is a good time to check your bushfire plan is up to date. During a bushfire, you may experience interruptions to your electricity and/or gas supply, even if your property isn’t directly affected. For this reason, your bushfire contingency plan should factor in a possible loss of gas and electricity. Check out our tips to be power prepared at www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

03.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting damaging winds today. Get tips to plan ahead in the event of storm damage or a power outage at www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared Remember to stay well clear of any fallen power lines and report them to 13 17 99.

03.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds on Saturday. Customers are advised to take extra care, particularly in Central, South West, North Central, West and South Gippsland, Wimmera and parts of East Gippsland, Mallee, Northern Country and North East Forecast Districts. Stay safe in the storms and remember to take extreme care and do not approach damaged or fallen powerlines. If you see a fallen powerline, stay well clear, and report to our 24-hour Faults and Emergencies line on 131 799 For tips to be power prepared ahead of storms head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/en/Outages/Tips-and-advice

03.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds for today. Customers are advised to take extra care, particularly in the Central, South West and parts of East Gippsland, North Central, North East and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts. Safety reminder, to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799. For tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

03.01.2022 Heads up! Our aerial inspection team will be flying over East Gippsland next week. They’re inspecting our assets to make sure the network is in tip top shape.

03.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology has forecast severe thunderstorms over the next several hours, that are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding. Customers are advised to take extra care, particularly in in parts of East Gippsland and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts. Safety reminder, to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799. For tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

02.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology has forecast severe winds for Wednesday (02/09) for customers in Central, South West and parts of East Gippsland, North Central, North East and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts. On the back of the severe weather event that Victoria experienced last week, and ahead of the weather forecast for early tomorrow morning, we are encouraging all customers to be Power Prepared. - Life support customers should consider their contingency plans and unders...tand that DHHS has advised that you can leave your home in an emergency to seek medical care or if you require power for your life support equipment or ventilator. Also if you are not safe at your home, you can travel to a friend or family members home who has power. - Dairy Farmers and businesses should check and be ready to implement your power contingency plans. - It is important to charge your phone and other communications devices and have a charged battery or power bank in reserve. - Know how to manually operate garage doors and electric gates so that you can leave your home in an emergency. - If your water is supplied by an electric pump, do you have bottled water to tide you over in an emergency? Filling a bucket of water before a storm hits will also help in case you need to flush the toilet. - Register your mobile number with your retailer so you can receive updates during a storm event. - For more tips head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared Our crews are always ready to restore your power as soon as they safely can, but sometimes repairs are complex and can take time. You can keep track of any outages at www.outagetracker.com.au Its never a good time to be without power, particularly during a pandemic with our movement restricted. We know many of our customers have been without power from the most recent storm event and we are truly sorry for this.

02.01.2022 Today (13 January 2021) has been declared a Total Fire Ban day for the Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country. Find out what you can and can't do on Total Fire Ban days at https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/can

02.01.2022 Rough weather is impacting our network across the outer eastern suburbs and into the hills, and along the Bass Coast and into South Gippsland. Please take care and we will restore your power as soon as its safe to do so. Stay up to date with restoration times at www.outagetracker.com.au Remember to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799.

01.01.2022 Bureau of Meteorology have issued a Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS for Friday. Customers are advised to take extra care, particularly in parts of the East Gippsland, South West, North East and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts. Safety reminder, to STAY WELL CLEAR of any fallen powerlines and report them to our faults and emergency team on 131799. For tips to be power prepared head to www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared

01.01.2022 Thank you to our customers in Kilsyth for your patience while we complete critical planned works to maintain a safe and reliable electricity supply.

01.01.2022 Check out Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning's tips to learn how to be energy safe during a power outage.

01.01.2022 We're working hard to get your power supply restored as the weather front moves across Victoria. Please stay well clear of any fallen lines, and report any damage to 13 17 99. We apologise if you are experiencing an outage - you can monitor an outage affecting you at: https://www.outagetracker.com.au/

01.01.2022 Our aerial inspection team will be out and about next week inspecting our assets from up above. Don't be alarmed if you see our helicopter in the areas Churchill, Newry, Callignee, Hazelwood, Traralgon, Moe, Warragul, Yarragon, Thorpdale, Nyora. AusNet Services is using new LiDAR technology to create a 3D model of its electricity distribution network. This innovative technology improves safety by better determining when vegetation is growing too close to powerlines. Watch the video to find out more about what we’re doing.

01.01.2022 We are truly sorry for the inconvenience caused to our customers in the outer Eastern Melbourne area who were impacted by strong gusty winds on Sunday and Monday. We’re doing everything we can to connect the power as quickly and safely as possible. High winds in the area caused more power outages yesterday and hindered safe work conditions for crews restoring the power to impacted customers. We have additional crews in the area again today and anticipate that most customers ...will have power restored by tonight. Regrettably, there may be some customers without power again tonight. We will continue to provide updates as crews work through the repairs. For more specific updates to your outage, please head to www.outagetracker.com.au and if you haven’t already, register your mobile number with your retailer to receive sms updates. We understand how difficult it is to be without power and we are incredibly thankful for your patience and understanding while we work through the damage caused by the strong winds.

01.01.2022 Batten down the hatches - wild weather and plenty of rain headed for northern and eastern Victoria. Please stay safe and never approach any fallen lines or damaged power infrastructure. https://www.facebook.com/513636732060838/posts/3507325356025279/?extid=0&d=n

01.01.2022 The CFA (Country Fire Authority) has declared the Fire Danger Period for Moira Shire Council, Greater Shepparton City Council and Strathbogie Shire Council will begin at 1am on Monday 23 November 2020, so now is a good time to check your bushfire plan is up to date. During a bushfire, you may experience interruptions to your electricity and/or gas supply, even if your property isn’t directly affected. For this reason, your bushfire contingency plan should factor in a possible loss of gas and electricity. Check out our tips to be power prepared at www.ausnetservices.com.au/powerprepared