SES Lorne Unit

26/07/2026

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24/07/2026

Last night, Lorne SES volunteers responded alongside emergency service partners to a vehicle accident on Deans Marsh Road.

The incident was resolved safely through the coordinated efforts of all agencies involved. We thank the community for their patience while emergency services worked at the scene.

With wet weather and winter conditions continuing please take extra care travelling. Slowdown, allow extra stopping distance, and always drive to the conditions.

Stay safe.

15/07/2026

ANOTHER EARLY MORNING WAKE UP CALL FOR SES - TREE DOWN BLOCKING DEANS MARSH ROAD.

A request for assistance came in just after 5.00am. A two man crew are just back at our Local Headquarters after clearing a tree down on the Deans Marsh Road 80kmh speed section blocking both lanes near Mt Sabine Road turn off. Take care we still have trees falling during calm weather.

13/07/2026

STRONG WINDS AND WET WEATHER ARE CREATING AN INCREASE IN FALLEN TREES OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS - BE ALERT AND CAUTIOUS WHEN DRIVING.

SES Lorne Unit members have been out on the Deans Marsh Road 5.30am today clearing a tree down blocking the whole of road in an 80km section of the road. Now cleared.

SAFETY REMINDER

Do not attempt to move large debris or unstable trees. If you encounter blocked roads or hazards, keep clear and report them to SES or emergency services.

Drive with caution — roads may be slippery and lanes may be partially obstructed.

For immediate danger call 000; for storm assistance contact SES on 132 500.

13/07/2026

NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT - COLD, WINDY AND CHALLENGING LATE AFTERNOON CALL OUT

Lorne SES Unit was despatched to a significant tree limb, luckily only slightly resting on a house structure on Erskine Falls Road. A combination of pole saw, electric chainsaw, petrol chainsaw, winch and sheer man power enabled the removal of the tree. Thank you to the team for turning out in the wild weather.

Since yesterday morning the unit has attended to four tree jobs, two of which have been in the Lorne township.

12/07/2026

WET, WINDY AND COLD START TO THE DAY

This morning Lorne Unit was called out to a wet, windy and cold Mt Sabine Road to attend to a fallen tree. Not large but blocking the whole road.

05/07/2026

Geoscience Australia has confirmed that an M3.8 earthquake at 10km depth occurred at 1:39pm today with an epicentre near Port Campbell.

At this stage there have been 31 felt reports and no associated requests for assistance.

For SES emergency assistance, call 132 500 and for more information or to log a felt report, visit earthquakes.ga.gov.au.

03/07/2026

BUSY AFTERNOON FOR SES LORNE UNIT MEMBERS

This afternoon we were despatched to the Wongarra area on the Great Ocean Road for a small landslide , the difference today without large boulders but debris on the road. On returning to town Lorne Rescue 1 and Lorne Support 1 turned out to a tree on a bungalow on George Street. Thank you to our volunteers who turned out today so far Adrian, Chris, James, Kevin, Paul B, Paul S and Pearse. Lets hope for a quiet evening/ night

03/07/2026

SES LORNE UNIT DESPATCHED TODAY - STORM DAMAGE RESPONSE

After a night of damaging winds, significant gusts and heavy rain along the Surf Coast, SES Lorne Unit was despatched today to multiple incidents across the Lorne Response Area.

What we attended

1) Separation Creek — Lorne Rescue 1 and three SES members, alongside Lorne Police, responded to a minor landslide on the Lorne side of Separation Creek. Small boulders and mudstones were blocking most of a lane.
2) Armytage Street — a small tree down blocking one lane.
3) John Street — a tree down restricting access and blocking a driveway.

Safety reminder

Do not attempt to move large debris or unstable trees. If you encounter blocked roads or hazards, keep clear and report them to SES or emergency services.

For immediate danger call 000; for storm assistance contact SES on 132 500.
Drive with caution — roads may be slippery and lanes partially obstructed.

Thanks

A huge thank you to our volunteers,and Lorne Police for their quick response, and to the community for staying safe and reporting hazards.

# SESLorne

02/07/2026

Good morning, we are expecting strong gusting winds this morning easing by afternoon. Please see the attached advice. SES Lorne Duty Officer.

**Update: This warning has been cancelled. Severe weather is no longer occurring in Central and South West districts.**

Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds.
Stay informed: http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/warnings/

Issued at 2:38 am EST on Friday 3 July 2026

Where:
For people in parts of East Gippsland, North East, Central, South West and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts.

Locations which may be affected include Falls Creek, Mt Hotham, Mt Buller and Apollo Bay.

When:
Damaging winds about part of south central and the northeast persisting into Friday morning, blizzards possible in the northeast overnight.

Situation:
Vigorous north westerly flow is expected to continue over Victoria ahead of a cold front crossing the state during Friday morning. Winds are forecast to ease later on Friday morning with the passage of the front.
For areas above 1200 metres: Damaging winds averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 110 km/h are expected to continue Friday morning. Blizzard conditions are also possible this morning Friday.
Winds and blizzard conditions are expected to ease later in the morning.
For South West and Central districts strong winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with damaging wind gusts up to 100 km/h are possible this morning. Winds will ease later in the morning.

Impacts:
119 km/h wind gust was observed at Mt Buller 7:05 pm.
113 km/h wind gust was observed at Falls Creek 7:02 pm.
Sustained 76 km/h winds were observed at Falls Creek at 6:00 pm.
130 km/h wind gust was observed at Mt Hotham at 5:30 pm.
Sustained 83 km/h winds were observed at Mt Hotham at 4:08 pm.
Sustained 81 km/h winds were observed at Mt Buller at 3:30 pm.
91 km/h wind gust was observed at Mount Moornapa 1:55 pm.
102 km/h wind gust was observed at Gelantipy at 1:43 pm.
98 km/h wind gust was observed at Aireys Inlet at 2:15 am.

What you should do:
The Victoria State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* If driving conditions are dangerous, safely pull over away from trees, drains, low-lying areas and floodwater. Avoid travel if possible.
* Stay safe by avoiding dangerous hazards, such as floodwater, mud, debris, damaged roads and fallen trees.
* Be aware - heat, fire or recent storms may make trees unstable and more likely to fall when it's windy or wet.
* Check that loose items, such as outdoor settings, umbrellas and trampolines are safely secured. Move vehicles under cover or away from trees.
* Stay indoors and away from windows.
* If outdoors, move to a safe place indoors. Stay away from trees, drains, gutters, creeks and waterways.
* Stay away from fallen powerlines - always assume they are live.
* Be aware that in fire affected areas, rainfall run-off into waterways may contain debris such as ash, soil, trees and rocks. Heavy rainfall may also increase the potential for landslides and debris across roads.
* Stay informed: Monitor weather warnings, forecasts and river levels at the Bureau of Meteorology website, and warnings through VicEmergency website/app/hotline.

The next warning is due to be issued by 11:00 am AEST Friday.