Local Council Elections
Residents who are enrolled, will soon be receiving their voting package for their local council elections. All Gippsland municipalities will be voting by postal vote.
The voting package will include candidate information, the ballot and instructions on how to cast an eligible vote.
Voting is compulsory and votes must be posted or hand delivered to be received by your local election centre by 6pm, Friday 25th October.
Machete used in Car Jacking
In an incident which is the first of its type for Warragul, a machete was allegedly used to threaten a parked driver in a Trumpy Lane car park at 10pm on Tuesday 24 September according to a report from the Warragul Gazette
The driver was assaulted and had his keys taken from him. He was required to go to hospital to treat a minor eye injury. His car was later seen at Narracan Drive, Moe where it is understood to have rammed a police car. It was later found burnt out at an address in Churchill.
Offenders had also earlier approached a woman in another vehicle nearby. She fled the scene and was not injured but her car window was damaged.
The Gazette reported Senior Sergeant Peter Watson said the incident hadn’t occurred in Warragul before. He said that it was a timely warning to, ”not sit, just go”.
September Weather Summary.
| Place | Av. Max | Av Long term | Diff | Av min | Av Long term | Rain fall | LT Av |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warragul | 16.6 | 16.7 | -0.1 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 95 | 82.7 |
| Sale | 17.8 | 17.2 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 63.2 | 49.3 |
| Bairnsdale | 18.2 | 17.9 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 61 | 50.2 |
| Leongatha | 16.1 | 16.7 | -0.6 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 95.2 | 79.1 |
Data source: Weatherzone.com.au
Rainfall in Gippsland for the month of September has generally shown an above average trend. Sale, Bairnsdale and Leongatha recorded a 20% increase in rainfall above their long term averages. Warragul recorded closer to a 10% increase in rainfall compared to their monthly average.
Average daytime and night time temperatures were generally warmer throughout Gippsland with Leongatha being an exception. They had cooler daytime temperatures of a half a degree. Night time minimums were nearly one degree warmer than the Leongatha average.
September in Gippsland was topped off with wild storms causing much damage to trees and infrastructure. This caused power outages above 24 hours in many places among other inconveniences.
The seasonal outlook from the Weather Bureau suggests above average rainfall across much of Australia. Temperatures are also likely to be warmer than average. La Nina and El Nino status indicators are currently showing neutral.
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