Rain, flooding and road closures in Goulburn | rolling coverage

GOULBURN Mulwaree Council officers continue to monitor road closures throughout the local area, a spokesman has advised.

The spokesman described the status of some roads that are still closed as "borderline re-opening, but they are being left closed overnight" as a precaution.

The up-to-date list of current road closures and re-openings is below. If you are in doubt about travel, included roads listed as re-opened, please don't proceed.

CLOSED

Blackshaw Road

Brayton Road

Brisbane Grove Road

Bullspit Road

Currawang Road-Komungla Bridge causeway

Currawang Road-Taradale intersection

Eastgrove subway

Lumley Road at Jacqua Creek near Bullamilita intersection

May Street

Mills Road

Nadgigomar Creek culvert

Painters Lane

RE-OPENED

Boxers Creek Road

Fenwick Creek Road off Crookwell Road

Highland Way-Barbers Creek

Range Road

Sandy Point Road: Water across road in areas; road caution signs in place; exercise caution

Windellama Road-Airport

UPDATE MONDAY 8.30AM

The severe weather warning which had been in place across much of the weekend was cancelled by the Bureau of Meteorology at 4.30am Monday morning.

Deputyl local controller of Goulburn SES, Anthorr Nomchong, said that the local focus has now moved from flood operations to storm operations, which includes removing and repairing damage caused by the rain and any flooding experienced.

Current road closures include the following:

The current levels of rivers and dams in the district are as follows:

UPDATE 9.30PM

There are a number of roads in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council area that may have water across them. Council officers are currently undertaking inspections and as they put signs up and possibly close some roads these will be listed below.

The following roads either have water across them or are closed. Please exercise caution and if in doubt please don’t proceed.

UPDATE 6.15PM

GOULBURN SES Deputy Controller Darryl Skinner said the Mulwaree Ponds were currently the main concern.

Water is breaking over Blackshaw Rd and into the car park but has not reached the Golf Club at this stage. Nevertheless, the Pro Shop has moved items out of harm’s way.

The SES believes Eastgrove residents won’t be affected by flooding but water from the Mulwaree Ponds is pouring on to the Carr Confoy playing fields.

Similarly, the Service is keeping a check on the Wollondilly River behind the PCYC, another area renowned for flooding. Mr Skinner said there was no cause for residents’ concern at this point.

The rain has not eased, as forecast. Goulburn has received 56mm today, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, a large part of that this afternoon.

Bungonia has received over 100mm.

“Heavy winds are pushing the rain front and it’s moving out to the ocean. It’s impacting on the esatern side of Goulburn, so most of the water is coming from the Windellama, Lake Bathurst and Bunonia side,” Mr Skinner said.

UPDATE 5:45PM

There are a number of roads in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council area that may have water across them.  Council officers are currently undertaking inspections and as they put signs up and possibly close some roads these will be listed below.

The following roads either have water across them or are closed. Please exercise caution and if in doubt please don’t proceed.

If you come across any roads that are flooded please contact the Council Duty Officer on 4822 1080.

UPDATE: 5:15pm

GOULBURN Mulwaree Council advises that the following road closures are now in place: 

Police have also advised that Boxers Creek Rd is cut off 3km in from the Hume Highway where water is flooding across the road. It is closed over to Rosemont Rd.

UPDATE: 4pm

Heavier rain in the past two hours has closed several roads in and around Goulburn.

The council has advised that Currawang Rd off Braidwood Rd and Lumley Rd at Tarago have been closed

As of 1pm, Jacqua Creek on Lumley Rd was flooded. Staff posted cautionary signs urging people to take care.

There were also numerous sections along Lumley Rd between Jacqua Creek and Bungonia village where water was running over the road.

A council officer is currently assessing district roads, including Range Rd near the Mt Baw Baw Rd turnoff. The Fenwick Crescent Creek on Crookwell Rd, past the Allison Hone Reserve, is also awash.

In Goulburn, the Blackshaw Rd underpass and May St Bridge have been closed.

UPDATE: 3.30pm

SES Deputy controller Darryl Skinner reports that the Wollondilly River is starting to rise with heavier rain in the past two hours.

"It is not concerning us at this point but if it rises another metre or so then we'll start to worry," he said.

The Mulwaree River is also rising steadily. Around the Goulburn Golf Club the Mulwaree Ponds are flooding into the car park and the Pro Shop has been urged to move stock to higher ground.

The SES is carrying out hourly checks on the rivers.

Crews have so far attended seven call-outs, all of these leaking roofs.

The downpour is expected to ease later this afternoon as the low moves to the coast.

SUNDAY, 9:45 AM: THE State Emergency Service is keeping a watchful eye on river levels in the Goulburn area as the 'big wet' from an East Coast low sweeps across the state today. 

Deputy Controller for the Goulburn region Darryl Skinner told the Goulburn Post that they were attending to a couple of call outs for leaking roofs just outside of Goulburn, and that they were also conducting reconnaissance missions around both the Wollondilly and Mulwaree rivers and keeping an eye on their levels. 

" We are obviously sending out the usual warnings to not drive or play in flood waters and there is the possibility of some low-level flooding here in Goulburn by later on this afternoon," Mr Skinner said. 

"The Wollondilly is still relatively stable at this time, and the Mulwaree Ponds are rising gradually at this point in time. We are also keeping an eye on the Blackshaw Road underpass, which will most likely be flooded by around midday." 

In the 24 hours to 9am on this morning, the Goulburn Airport weather station had recorded 37 mm, Murrays Flat 44 mm, and Mt Gray 46mm.