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Bark drop cuts power to 18,000 homes across Yarra Ranges

Some houses had power back immediately, while others waited a few hours. Picture: UNSPLASH
By Tanya Steele

Homes in the Yarra Ranges were left without power quite suddenly on Wednesday 20 March.

18,000 customers from Belgrave to Ferntree Gully lost supply at 8.45pm on Wednesday night when the 66kv sub transmission line tripped.

An AusNet spokesperson said that a patrol was undertaken that night and that bark was found on the line and removed.

Customers were restored in tranches between 8.58pm (12 mins after trip) and 10.15pm (1.5 hours after trip).

“We apologise for the impact this had on our customers,” the AusNet spokesperson said.

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