Road closures in fire affected areas - 6.55pm

Information from VicRoads on road closures. 08/12/2006

The following roads have been closed due to fire activity:

Mansfield fire complex

• Buttercup Road at Greenways Road, Merrijig
• Carter Road from Mt Buller Road
• Howqua Hills Road (Howqua Track) from Mount Buller Road
• Howqua River Road at Running Creek Camping Reserve, Howqua
• Jamieson-Licola Rd between Jamieson and Licola.
• Mansfield-Woods Point Road between Jamieson and Woods Point
• Mt. Buller Road from Merrijig to Mt. Buller
• Steiners Road, Howqua Hills
• Stirling Road from Mt Buller Road
• Stony Creek Track from Mansfield-Woods Point Road at Corduroy Gap, Jamieson
• Warburton-Woods Point Road

Wangaratta (King Valley) fire complex

• Boggy Creek Road from Moyhu to Myrrhee
• Kilfeera Road / Benalla-Whitfield Road at Greta South
• King Valley Road at Whitfield
• Lake Buffalo-Whitfield Road from Black Range Creek Road to Buffalo River Road
• Mansfield-Whitfield Road between the Tatong-Tolmie Road and Whitfield
• Rose River Road between Cheshunt and the Buffalo River Road
• Wangaratta-Whitfield Road at Boggy Creek Road, Moyhu

Ovens fire complex

• Binns Rd 12 km north of Walhalla
• Buffalo River Road at Merriang South
• Buckland Valley Road at the Buckland River Bridge (end of sealed road)
• Mount Buffalo Road from Park Entrance to Mount Buffalo

Heyfield and Bairnsdale

• Dargo High Plains Road between Mt Hotham and Dargo
• Dargo Road at Beverley Road, Glenaladale
• Freestone Creek Road at Estoppeys Road / Engine Road, Briagolong
• Heyfield-Seaton Road at Springs Road, Seaton (west of Seaton)
• Licola Road at Old Licola Road, Glenmaggie
• Marathon Road at Gillios Road, north of Briagolong
• Moroka Track at Gillios Road, north of Valencia Creek
• Stony Creek Road at Dowlings Road, Cowwarr
• Thompson Dam Access Rd /Walhalla Rd from the Thompson Dam Wall to Aberfeldy Rd

VicRoads would like to advise motorists to avoid all non-essential travel to the Gippsland region on the weekend due to the current bushfire situation. Conditions over the weekend could result in the Princes Highway being closed. For motorist safety and to allow access for emergency vehicles, it is advisable to keep the highway as clear as possible.