The welcome rain this year has filled our dams and reservoirs.
It looks like a return to "normal" weather after a long dry period.
Unfortunately, our riverside tracks have suffered. Sections of Peppertree Walk and Federation Walk have been scoured by the high water levels in the Lerderderg and Werribee Rivers. Recent repairs to Peppertree Walk have been washed downstream.
This is one of the major issues to be considered by the Bacchus Marsh District Trails Advisory Committee in 2011. There are limited funds in the Shire's budget for walking tracks. Perhaps these walking tracks will have to be re-configured, or at least the riverside sections will have to be marked as "Low Water" tracks not suitable for the general public.