Alpine village residents told to evacuate ahead of wild weather

Residents of Bogong Village and Falls Creek in Victoria’s Alpine region have been advised to leave the area by midday.

Emergency services have issued a landslide warning for the area due to the significant rain event forecast in coming days.

Manager of the Diana Alpine Lodge in Falls Creek, Lisa Logan, says one lane on the only road out of the area is already blocked due to a slow-moving landslide.

“If this rain comes through it’s more likely to take out a lot more dirt and trees, and then it’ll be completely covering the road and it could take some time for them to clear it,” she told Neil Mitchell.

“There’s only one road in at the moment. The other road out of Falls Creek is still closed due to snow.

“Over 20 years ago we saw a lot of rain destroy the season very quickly in September and the dams were overflowing and the road actually collapsed.”

Press PLAY below to hear why Lisa Logan has decided to evacuate