Several regional towns in Victoria have been urged to “put off” non-essential water use while authorities race to connect treatment plants back up to the grid amid widespread power outages.
A slew of towns in regional Victoria have been asked to"put off" non-essential water use after grappling with widespread power outages for days following a bout of severe weather across the state.
The state has been battered by severe weather over the past 3 days. Picture: Josie Hayden / News Corp Australia Gippsland Water, a corporation whose service area stretches all the way from Drouin to the eastern coast near Loch Sport, issued an update to customers about the weather’s impact on their services at 2pm on Tuesday afternoon.
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