Energy minister pressed over power outages

Chair administrator, Dr Graeme Emonson said the regular and prolonged outages were creating substantial hardships for many people and the council was standing ready to work with the government and energy distributors to find solutions.

“The situation has deteriorated significantly,” Dr Emonson said.

“We understand that there have been more power outages in the last 28 days than we experienced throughout the last three years combined.

“This alarming escalation demonstrates the urgent need for immediate intervention.”

Read more in next week’s Yarrawonga Chronicle.