I thought this news could be very interesting to anyone travelling down the great ocean road direction, as there has been quite a few landslips, so please read and stay safe everybody!

IS the Great Ocean Road open? More landslips from weekend rain

THE relentless weekend rain caused five more small landslides on the already embattled Great Ocean Road.

Nearly 60km of the coastal route was spectacularly closed last month, when wild weather caused landslips, downed trees and rock falls, and if you were enjoying your lavish Lorne accommodation, you may have escaped the worse!

The latest report from VicRoads’ Incident Control Centre has warned new landslips could occur at any time.

With 200mm of movement detected over the past four days from Monday, the east end of the Wye beach from the beach front caravan park towards Separation Creek has now been closed as a precautionary measure.

Geotechnical assessments will continue through the area during moderate winds with a high chance of rain forecast over the next few days.

Parts have since been reopened, and despite the downpour over the weekend the road remains open to all traffic between Lorne and Torquay

It is still closed to all traffic from Separation Creek to Wye River, as well as the beach below Paddy’s Path, and it is not yet known when that portion of road will be reopened.

While it also open from Lorne to Separation Creek, the speed has dropped to 40km/h and no large trucks or buses are permitted. Exemptions apply to garbage trucks, cement trucks and cars towing boats, caravans and trailers.

From Wye River to Skenes Creek the speed has been reduced to 60km/h with the same guidelines in place. So if you’re staying in some Wye river accommodation, you may be there for a little while longer.

From there, the road is open all the way to Warrnambool with no restrictions.