There are currently nine power outages in Northern Tasmania, with more than 1000 customers affected.
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The majority of the outages are due to severe weather conditions, but some remain under investigation, TasNetworks says.
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The outages are:
- Bangor, Karoola, Lalla, Lilydale, North Lilydale, Underwood: customers affected: 674;
- Dilston, Swan Bay, Windermere; customers affected: 354;
- Blessington, Burns Creek, Deddington, Nile, Upper Blessington, White Hills; customers affected: 149;
- Karoola, Lower Turners Marsh, Pipers River, Turners Marsh; customers affected:199;
- Myrtle Bank, Nunamara, Targa; customers affected: 71;
- Hagley, Quamby Bend, Selbourne, Westbury; customers affected: 63;
- Nunamara, Patersonia; customers affected: 55;
- Meander; customers affected: 30;
- Evandale; customers affected: 29; and
- Wyena; customers affected: 10.
TasNetworks is advising customers to "check back after Wednesday, afternoon" for estimated restoration times.
Meanwhile, walking tracks at Cataract Gorge have reopened but Carr Villa Memorial Park remains closed due to damage caused by the weather.
The Lindsay Street-Goderich Street footpath has flooded. The City of Launceston council is urging people to avoid the area
The council says wheelie bin collections have been impacted by snowfall in places including East Launceston and Trevallyn and that rubbish trucks would try to access those areas again later today.
There are trees down in more than 30 parts of the municipality, blocking roads.
ROADS WITH TREES DOWN:
- Hargrave Crescent
- Dover Street
- McCartney Street (very slippery)
- Bain Terrace
- Lanoma Street
- Blessington Road
- Tranmaree Road
- Jillian Street
- Ecclestone Road
- Elphin Road
- David Street
- Trevallyn Road
- Civic Square
- Campbell Street
- Salisbury Crescent
- Punchbowl Road
- McKellar Road
- Glenwood Road
- Penny Royal
- West Tamar Highway
- Denison Road
- Westbury Road
- Meredith Crescent
- Gorge and Bald Hill roads
- Opossum Road
- Lantana Avenue
- Laura Street
- Tandara Street
- Parklands Parade
- Waratah/Blackwood Drive
- Blamey Road
- Kerran Crescent
- Canning Street
- Patersonia Bridge, blocked by fallen tree
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