From Friday 5 June 2020, lakes and land managed by Hydro Tasmania will be open for boating, camping, fishing, exercise and other recreational activities. Social distancing, hygiene and gathering size restrictions apply.
Waddamana Power Station Heritage Site
Site closures, or access restricted, due to maintenance.
Works will continue into late November 2020, during this period there will be increased traffic on Murchison Dam Road. For public safety, this road will be closed to all public vehicles.
The Bailey bridge on Lake Repulse Road is being temporarily closed until a replacement is built.
New locked boom gates area being installed at both ends of the bridge as a safety precaution. The load rating of the bridge has been reduced to 3.5 tonnes to allow ongoing safe operation for access to the Repulse Power Station only.
Residents of Dawson Road, and others in the area who normally use the bridge, are encouraged to access Dawson Road vis Ellendale Road, south of Ouse.
If travelling in the area, please exercise caution.
For further information contact us on 1300 360 441 or via contactus@hydro.com.au
The Catagunya boat ramp site was vandalised on Friday 10 July. Damage to the site included a large tree being cut down, the ground torn up by vehicles and, tragically, a number of native animals were killed.
The boat ramp information sign and exclusion zone sign regarding power station outflow were destroyed, we are currently in the process of reprinting these and will have them reinstalled as soon as possible.
Boaters need to be aware, if launching a vessel at the Wayatinah end of Lake Catagunya, that at any time high-velocity flows can come from the power station and great care should be taken to avoid this exclusion zone.
If you have any information that might help identify the people who have created this damage, please call Tasmania Police on 131 444 or Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.