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Wild weather causes damage across the region

By Tyler Maher

Aug 26, 2024

Zeerust Primary School was closed on Monday due to storm damage. Photo by Megan Fisher

Storms and heavy rain swept across Greater Shepparton on Sunday, August 25.

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Wind speeds of up to 39km/h were recorded in Shepparton — with gusts of up to 65km/h — on Sunday afternoon into the early evening, while almost 9mm of rain was recorded at Shepparton Airport, with most of that (7.4mm) dumped between 5pm and 5.50pm.

It was further north where most of the damage seemed to be done though, with reports of trees down and minor flash-flooding on roads from Shepparton North out to Bunbartha and Zeerust.

Zeerust Primary School was unable to open on Monday due to damage, and could remain closed until Wednesday.

“We have closed the school today while a safety assessment is conducted,” a Victorian Department of Education spokesperson said.

“The shadecloths were ripped off, there seems to be some damage to outlying buildings and there will need to be checks carried out on the power to ensure everything is safe.

“The kids and teachers are attending Lemnos Primary School today (Monday) and may need to tomorrow as well.”