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Seasonal Road Closures

Roads and tracks in parks and forests throughout Victoria are seasonally closed during the year, especially in winter, to protect track surfaces, water quality and the environment and to ensure driver safety.

The roads to be closed are scheduled each year by Parks Victoria and Department of Sustainability and Environment after consulting Four Wheel Drive Victoria and other key user groups. Seasonal road closures are made and enforced under the National Parks Act and the Forests Act. Regular patrols are made to ensure that closures are complied with.

Most winter closures on bush tracks take effect from the week after the Queens Birthday long weekend in June and remain in force until the Melbourne Cup Day long weekend. The closure period for 2005 will be Thursday 16 June until Thursday 27 October 2005.

Seasonal Road Closure Update 26 October 2005

The majority of seasonal road closures will be open for Cup weekend. Roads in some areas may be blocked by fallen trees until track clearing works can be completed. Visitors should exercise caution, keep to tracks and beware of the condition of trees and branches above before stopping or selecting picnic and camping sites .

The following seasonal closures have been extended:-

Alpine National Park (closed until 2/12/2005) (See Widespread Storm Damage in Eastern Victoria)

Caledonia River Track
Butcher Country Track
Blue Plain Track
Grimme Track
Macalister River Track
Black Soil Gully Track
Dingo Hill Road
The Nobs Track
Alpine National Park (closed as usual until 30/11/2005)

Bluff Track (Lovick Hut to Brocks Road)
Mt Murray North Track
McNamara Track
King Spur, Long Spur, Golden Ridge, Shepherds Creek Tracks
Davies Plain/Kings Plain Tracks
Bunyip State Park (closed until 2/12/2005)

Lyrebird Track
Two Scouts Track
Ridge Track
Horseshoe Track
Guide Track
Luptons Track
Avards Track
Pharoahs Gully Track
Mount Granya State Park

Jurgies-Wises Creek Link Track (closed until 2/12/2005)