Several City of Greater Geelong-managed facilities are closed until further notice as a result of flooding.
They are:
Landy Field athletics centre
Barwon Valley Activity Centre (BVAC)
Balyang Par 3 Golf Course
Belmont dog park
Lara, Queens Park and Barwon Vallely public golf courses are also closed.
Water pumps have been in operation at Landy Field since Saturday afternoon and the water is expected to be cleared tonight.
Activities at BVAC will be cancelled for Monday 17 October, with a decision on subsequent days to be made once the facility has been inspected.
Approximately 7000 sandbags have been filled and distributed from St Albans Reserve in Thomson, City of Greater Geelong said.
Contaminated sandbags (those that have been in contact with river water) can be placed on nature strips and booked for collection via the City’s hard waste collection webpage at geelongaustralia.com.au/hardwaste
Sandbag collections will not count as part of residents’ yearly hard waste allocation, Council said.
On Saturday, the City opened an emergency relief centre at the Grovedale Community Hub residents who chose to evacuate the Barwon River Holiday Park in Belmont.
Four community members used the facility, which was then closed at 5pm on Saturday evening. Those requiring overnight accommodation were assisted to find it, Council said.
